He currently plays for Salyut-Energia Belgorod, wearing the number 18 shirt. He plays primarily as a Midfield. He stands at 173cm tall and weighs 63kg. His preferred foot is Right.

His most recent move was a from Chernomorets Novorossijsk to Salyut Belgorod on 2023-07-11.

Across 28 appearances in the RUS D3B 2025, Ilya Vinnikov registered 7 goals and 0 assists, while completing 0 key passes out of 0 total passes with a passing accuracy of -.