Blaž Kramer

Blaž Kramer
Kramer with FC Zürich in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Celje, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Legia Warsaw
Number 9
Youth career
Zreče[2]
0000–2015 Šampion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Šampion 32 (25)
2016–2017 Aluminij 28 (6)
2017–2019 VfL Wolfsburg II 46 (27)
2019–2022 Zürich 86 (21)
2022– Legia Warsaw 34 (7)
2023 Legia Warsaw II 4 (1)
International career
2014 Slovenia U19 4 (0)
2017 Slovenia U21 2 (0)
2020–2021 Slovenia 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2024

Blaž Kramer (born 1 June 1996) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw.

Club career

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After a spell with VfL Wolfsburg II, Kramer joined FC Zürich on a three-year contract on 19 June 2019.[3] He made his debut for the club in a 4–0 Swiss Super League loss to Lugano on 21 July 2019.[4] With Zürich, he won the league title in the 2021–22 season, the club's first title in 13 years.[5]

On 25 May 2022, Kramer signed a three-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa side Legia Warsaw.[5] With the team, he won the Polish Cup in the 2022–23 season.[6] On 14 December 2023, he scored in a 2–0 home win over AZ Alkmaar in the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage to help Legia progress to the knockout stage.[7]

International career

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Kramer made his debut for Slovenia on 6 September 2020 in a UEFA Nations League game against Moldova, where he substituted Andraž Šporar in the 85th minute of the 1–0 home victory.[8][9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 11 August 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aluminij 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga 28 6 3 0 — — 31 6
VfL Wolfsburg II 2017–18 Regionalliga 30 19 — — — 30 19
2018–19 16 8 — — 2[a] 0 18 8
Total 46 27 — — 2 0 48 27
Zürich 2019–20 Swiss Super League 31 10 2 0 — — 33 10
2020–21 32 7 1 0 — — 33 7
2021–22 23 4 0 0 — — 23 4
Total 86 21 3 0 — — 89 21
Legia Warsaw 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 12 1 2 1 — — 14 2
2023–24 18 4 2 2 11[b] 4 1[c] 0 32 10
2024–25 4 2 0 0 2[b] 1 — 6 3
Total 34 7 4 3 13 5 1 0 52 15
Career total 194 61 10 3 13 5 3 0 220 69
  1. ^ Appearances in promotion playoffs
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup

Honours

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FC Zürich

Legia Warsaw

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Slovenia – B. Kramer – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ Gruden, Toni (6 December 2019). "Blaž Kramer: Vedno sem izbral težjo pot, a sem se pri tem veliko naučil" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. ^ "FC Zurich sign striker Blaž Kramer". FC Zürich. 19 June 2019. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Zürich vs. Lugano – 21 July 2019 – Soccerway". Soccerway. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Kramer prestopil v klub z ognjevitimi navijači" (in Slovenian). Siol. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b Żelepień, Jakub (2 May 2023). "120 minut walki i nic! Zadecydowały dopiero rzuty karne". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Legia z awansem" [Legia promoted]. 90minut.pl (in Polish). 14 December 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Slovenia vs. Moldova game report". UEFA. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Slovenia vs Moldova, 6 September 2020". eu-football.info. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Superpuchar dla Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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