Ilija Spasojević (born 11 September 1987)[2] is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 2 club Bhayangkara.

In July 2009, Spasojević was close to sign a contract with Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld,[5] but the transfer failed due to financial disagreement.

Red Star Belgrade also showed interest in signing him,[6] but on 31 August 2009 he finally joined Borac Čačak in the Serbian SuperLiga.

On 23 January 2012, it was reported that the Italian Serie B club Brescia Calcio wanted to sign him,[8] but PSM Makassar refused the offer a few days later.

[2] With his important goals in the finish of the 2013 season he led Mitra Kukar to achieve the biggest success in the club's history, third place in the Indonesian Super League.

After long negotiations with both teams, Spasojević finally joined PBR[18] on 1 December 2014, becoming the most expensive player in the 2015 Indonesia Super League.

He was named "man of the match"[21] in his league debut against Semen Padang on 4 April 2015, with his header assisting in a 1:0 victory.

In August 2015, the Indonesian government appointed president of Inter Milan and owner of Mahaka Group Erick Thohir to organize the highest level soccer competition in the country, named the President Cup, which started on 30 August in Bali and ended on 18 October 2015 in Jakarta, where the final was held.

During the President Cup, Spasojević showed his top performance and played a key role in Persib Bandung winning another trophy.

Spasojević was also named as the best striker[24] in the President Cup by Labbola, leading Indonesian company for Football Statistics Data & Analysis.

In decisive match for the league title on 8 November, Spasojević scored hattrick[28] as Bhayangkara beat Madura United 3:1 away and became inaugural champion of Indonesian Liga 1.

[29] Spasojević scored his debut goal for Bali United in 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs tie against Tampines Rovers as his team won 3–1.

Spasojević ended the season scoring 19 goals in 36 appearances in all competitions, to help his team win the 2019 Liga 1.

[31] Spasojević scored his first goal in the 2020 season against Than Quang Ninh FC as his team won 4–1 in the 2020 AFC Cup group stage match tie.

Spasojević scored two goals in 2021 Menpora Cup as Bali United reached the quarter-final, before losing to PSS Sleman 4–2 on penalties.

[34] At the end of the season, Spasojević become the league top-scorer by scoring 23 goals in 34 matches, helping Bali United clinch their second consecutive Liga 1 title.

[36] On 20 September 2023, Spasojević scored twice in a 2–5 win over Filipino side Stallion Laguna in the AFC Cup group stage.

[42] Ilija Spasojević was born in Bar, present day Montenegro, to Dragutin and Leposava and has two brothers Krsto and Mirko.