Ilija Spasojević

Early career

Born in Bar, Montenegro, Spasojević started his career with Serbian club Vojvodina. In 2005–06, he played for Montenegrin club Sutjeska Nikšić, where he scored 7 goals in 17 matches. In 2006–07, Spasojević played for ČSK Čelarevo in the Serbian First League, where he scored 1 goal in 12 games.

Dinamo Tbilisi

In January 2007, Spasojević signed for former UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner Dinamo Tbilisi from Georgia. While he was playing for Dinamo Tbilisi he scored 30 goals in 61 matches in the Georgian League and the Georgian Cup. He became the first foreign topscorer in the history of Dinamo Tbilisi. During his stay in Dinamo Tbilisi, Spasojević won the Georgian League, Georgian Cup and Georgian Super Cup, and made his debut in the UEFA Champions League on 30 July 2008 against Panathinaikos.

Borac Čačak

In July 2009, Spasojević was close to sign a contract with Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld, but the transfer failed due to financial disagreement. Red Star Belgrade also showed interest in signing him, but on 31 August 2009 he finally joined Borac Čačak in the Serbian SuperLiga.

Liepājas Metalurgs

On 30 March 2010, Latvian champions Liepājas Metalurgs signed Spasojević. In Latvia he scored 6 goals in 11 matches played in the Latvian League and the Latvian Football Cup.

Trikala

On 10 September 2010, only two days before the beginning of the Greek Football League, Spasojević joined Trikala. As he arrived late in…

Spasojević was playing for Serbia-Montenegro U17 and Serbia-Montenegro U19. In 2006, Montenegrins voted on an independence referendum and Serbia and Montenegro became independent countries. Spasojević decided to play for Montenegro U21. In October 2017, Spasojević officially gained Indonesian citizenship. Spasojević made his official debut on 25 November in a match against Guyana, where he scored twice in a 2–1 win. In December 2022, Spasojević was included in the final 23-man squad for the 2022 AFF Championship by Shin Tae-Yong. He scored a goal against Brunei in a 7–0 win on the group stage.

International

As of match played 9 January 2023

As of match played 9 January 2023 Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Spasojević goal.

Ilija Spasojević was born in Bar, present day Montenegro, to Dragutin and Leposava and has two brothers Krsto and Mirko. He have a son and one daughters.