Blaž Kramer | |
Birth Date: | 1 June 1996 |
Birth Place: | Celje, Slovenia[1] |
Height: | 1.91 m |
Currentclub: | Konyaspor |
Clubnumber: | 99 |
Position: | Forward |
Youthclubs1: | Zreče[2] |
Youthyears2: | –2015 |
Youthclubs2: | Šampion |
Years1: | 2014–2016 |
Clubs1: | Šampion |
Caps1: | 32 |
Goals1: | 25 |
Years2: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs2: | Aluminij |
Caps2: | 28 |
Goals2: | 6 |
Years3: | 2017–2019 |
Clubs3: | VfL Wolfsburg II |
Caps3: | 46 |
Goals3: | 27 |
Years4: | 2019–2022 |
Clubs4: | Zürich |
Caps4: | 86 |
Goals4: | 21 |
Years5: | 2022–2024 |
Clubs5: | Legia Warsaw |
Caps5: | 36 |
Goals5: | 8 |
Years6: | 2023 |
Clubs6: | Legia Warsaw II |
Caps6: | 4 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Years7: | 2024– |
Clubs7: | Konyaspor |
Caps7: | 1 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
Nationalteam1: | Slovenia U19 |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
Nationalteam2: | Slovenia U21 |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2020– |
Nationalteam3: | Slovenia |
Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 15 September 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 10 October 2024 |
Blaž Kramer (born 1 June 1996) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Süper Lig club Konyaspor.
After a spell with VfL Wolfsburg II, Kramer joined FC Zürich on a three-year contract on 19 June 2019.[3] One month later, on 21 July, he made his debut for the club in a 4–0 Swiss Super League loss to Lugano.[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] After being assigned a squad number 9, he debuted on 11 September 2022 in a 4–0 away loss against Raków Częstochowa. He scored his first goal for Legia in a Polish Cup match on 18 October, a 3–0 away victory over Wisła Płock. Throughout the 2022–23 season, he scored two goals,[6] and also won the 2022–23 Polish Cup.
On 2 November 2023, in a 3–0 Polish Cup victory over GKS Tychy, Kramer scored his first brace with Legia. He repeated the feat four months later, on 25 February 2024, in a 3–3 away draw against Korona Kielce.[7] 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.[8] During the 2023–24 season, Kramer scored ten goals in total.[7]
In July 2024, Kramer successfully underwent medical tests at Turkish Süper Lig side Konyaspor.[9] On 13 September 2024, he moved there on a three-year deal for a reported transfer fee of €700,000.[10] [11] [12]
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.[13] [14]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 | Regionalliga | 16 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | ||||
Total | 46 | 27 | — | — | 2 | 0! | 48 | 27 | |||||
Zürich | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 31 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 10 | |||
2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||||
2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 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 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 | ||
2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 11 | 5 | |||
Total | 36 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 17 | |||
Legia Warsaw II | 2022–23 | III liga, gr. I | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
2023–24 | III liga, gr. I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
Career total | 200 | 63 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 229 | 72 |
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