Milan Iloski (born July 29, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward or winger for Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 29, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Escondido, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nordsjælland | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Real Salt Lake AZ | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | UCLA Bruins | 46 | (23) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Golden State Force | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Ogden City SC | 4 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Real Salt Lake | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Real Monarchs (loan) | 19 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Orange County SC | 66 | (39) |
| 2024– | Nordsjælland | 11 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:09, 2 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editCollege and amateur
editIloski played three years of college soccer at the University of California, Los Angeles between 2016 and 2019, scoring 23 goals and tallying 6 assists in 46 appearances.[1]
Iloski also played with USL League Two sides FC Golden State Force[2] and Ogden City SC.[3]
Real Salt Lake
editOn January 15, 2020, Iloski signed as a Homegrown Player for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.[4] Iloski made his professional debut on March 7, 2020, appearing for Real Monarchs in the USL Championship in a 1–0 loss to San Antonio FC.[5] Following the 2021 season, Iloski's contract option was declined by Salt Lake.[6]
Orange County SC
editOn February 22, 2022, Iloski signed with USL Championship club Orange County SC.[7] Iloski made his debut for OCSC on March 13, 2022, scoring the team's only goal in a 2–1 loss to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.[8] On May 17, 2022, Iloski was named USL Championship Player of the Week for Week 10 of the 2022 season in recognition of his hat-trick in OCFC's 5–1 win against FC Tulsa.[9] His hat-trick against Tulsa was the first in OCSC club history to be completed in a single half.[10] On July 26, 2022, Iloski was named USL Championship Player of the Week for the second time during the 2022 season, this time for notching 2 goals and 2 assists during a 5–2 victory over LA Galaxy II in Week 20.[11]
FC Nordsjælland
editOn 12 September 2023 it was confirmed, that Iloski would join Danish Superliga side FC Nordsjælland upon the opening of the winter transfer window on January 1, 2024.[12] Iloski scored his first goal for the club in the friendly against Los Angeles FC in the 3–1 win.[13][14]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 2 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Salt Lake | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Real Monarchs (loan) | 2020 | USL Championship | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | USL Championship | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | 19 | 5 | |||||
| Orange County SC | 2022 | USL Championship | 31 | 22 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 23 | ||
| 2023 | USL Championship | 35 | 17 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 37 | 20 | |||
| Total | 66 | 39 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 70 | 43 | ||||
| Nordsjælland | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 98 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 50 | ||
- ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup, Danish Cup
Honors
editIndividual
- USL Championship Golden Boot: 2022[15]
Personal
editMilan is the brother of fellow professional soccer players, Brian Iloski and Eric Iloski.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Milan Iloski - Men's Soccer". UCLA.
- ^ "FC Golden State Force - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - milan iloski -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Ogden City SC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake sign FW Milan Iloski, keep building sizable Homegrown Player ranks | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "San Antonio FC vs. Real Monarchs SLC - March 7, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake Announces 2022 Roster Decisions | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
- ^ "FORMER UCLA FORWARD MILAN ILOSKI JOINS BROTHER AT ORANGE COUNTY SC".
- ^ "MILAN ILOSKI SCORES IN OCSC DEFEAT TO COLORADO SPRINGS". orangecountysoccer.com. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 10". uslchampionship.com. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "MILAN ILOSKI SCORES THREE IN THE FIRST HALF AS OCSC DEFEATS FC TULSA 5-1". orangecountysoccer.com. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 20". uslchampionship.com. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ FC Nordsjælland henter målfarlig, amerikansk offensivspiller, fcn.dk, 12 September 2023
- ^ "LAFC Preseason Match #1 – News & Notes". Los Angeles Football Club. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Endnu en sejr i LA: Se mål og kampfakta fra opgøret mod LAFC her". fcn.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Orange County SC's Milan Iloski wins 2022 USL Championship Golden Boot". www.uslchampionship.com. Tampa, FL: USL Championship. October 16, 2022. Archived from the original on October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Men's soccer sibling trio shares spotlight on this season's roster". Daily Bruin. September 23, 2017.
External links
edit- Milan Iloski at Soccerway
- Milan Iloski at Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake Milan Iloski | Real Salt Lake
  | This biographical article related to an American soccer forward is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |