 In February 2011, Iliev signed a contract for one and a half years with Steaua Bucureşti.On 19 December 2011, Iliev scored his first goal for Steaua against CSU Vointa Sibiu in a Liga 1 match, goal which proved to be decisive.On 12 July 2012, Iliev joined Ukrainian club Volyn Lutsk on a two-year deal.