Bulgaria shirt worn by Iliya Gruev in the European Qualifier (Euro 2024) against Lithuania (0:2). Game played in Sofia on October 14, 2023. The defensive midfielder of Leeds United played full 90 minutes. The European Qualifiers proved disasterous for the Bulgarian national team which recorded its worst performance in history, finishing rock bottom in Group G, behind Lithuania, Montenegro, Serbia and Hungary. Gruev received his first call-up for the senior national team on September 5, 2022, for the games of the UEFA Nations League against Gibraltar and North Macedonia. He made his debut in the 5:1 victtory over Gibraltar on 23 September. Shirt is personally gifted by the Gruevi family.