of summer transfer window, Iličević signed a four-year contract with Hamburger SV. He made his debut for Hamburg in a match against SC Freiburg coming in as a substitute in 66th minute. He scored his first goal only seven minutes later by scoring a winning goal for Hamburg. In his first season, his playing period was not consistent due to various injuries, including a torn muscle. He made 18 appearances and scored two goals. In the 2012–13 season, he suffered a hamstring injury in the match against Hannover 96 at the end of September 2012 which sidelined him for almost seven weeks. After recovery, Iličević made his comeback 15 December 2012 (matchday 17) in the match against Bayer Leverkusen (0–3). In the second part of the season, he was sidelined due to a stomach muscle injury for more than ten weeks. Due to all these injuries, the season was disappointing for Iličević, as he made only eight appearances and scored one goal. Previously, he worn kit number 11 for Hamburg, but after Ivica Olić's departure from the club, he changed his number to 7. Number 11 was then handed back to Olić when he returned for a second stint with the club. Anzhi Makhachkala On 24 August 2016, Iličević signed a three-year contract with the Russian side FC Anzhi Makhachkala. Kairat On 30 January 2017, FC Kairat announced the signing of Iličević on a two-year contract, with the option of an additional year. 1. FC Nürnberg On 30 January 2019, Iličević returned to Germany, joining 1. FC Nürnberg on a short-term deal. He left at the end of the season. International In May 2007, Iličević received his first call-up to the Croatia national under-21 team, made his international U21 debut on 2 June 2007 in a 2–0 win against the Faroe Islands in Varaždin. In his second appearance for the team, on 6 June 2007, he scored a brace to help them to a 3–2 win against Greece in Zaprešić. He won a total of 11 international caps and scored five goals for the Croatian U21s, with his last appearance coming on 9 September 2008 in a 1–1 draw against Italy in Varaždin. On 29 September 2008, he received his first full international call-up for Croatia's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Andorra the following October, but did not feature in any of the two matches. He eventually