About Mitja Ilenič

Mitja Ilenič (born 26 December 2004) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ekstraklasa club Raków Częstochowa, on loan from Major League Soccer club New York City FC.

Ilenič has represented Slovenia at all youth international levels from under-17 to under-21. He made his debut for the Slovenia under-21 team on 25 March 2022, starting the match and playing the full 90 minutes in a goalless draw against Kosovo, a match from the qualification round of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. At the age of 17 years, two months and 27 days, he became the second youngest player to ever represent the team, behind only Jan Oblak.

He made his debut for the senior Slovenia national team on 20 January 2024 in a friendly against the United States.