Born in Melbourne, Ilić started playing soccer with Sydney-based Bonnyrigg White Eagles.
He was a regular in goal in the latter half of the 1997–98 season and kept a record 9 clean sheets in a row, including both play-off semi-finals against Ipswich Town.
[1] In February 2000 he went on loan to West Ham United but made just one appearance - a 4–0 defeat at home to Everton in the Premier League.
Ilić left Charlton in 2002 and joined Hungarian side ZTE where he played against Manchester United in a UEFA Champions League qualifier.
His debut was in December 1998 in a friendly match against Israel as a second-half substitute[6] and his second and last appearance was in a home loss against Russia during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.