Andrej Kramarić
Andrej Kramarić (Croatian pronunciation: [ǎndrej krǎmaritɕ]; born 19 June 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim and the Croatia national team.
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Kramarić with Croatia in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Andrej Kramarić | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | TSG Hoffenheim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997–2009 | Dinamo Zagreb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Dinamo Zagreb | 42 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | → Lokomotiva Zagreb (loan) | 44 | (20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Rijeka | 42 | (37) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Leicester City | 15 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → TSG Hoffenheim (loan) | 15 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | TSG Hoffenheim | 234 | (104) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Croatia U14 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Croatia U16 | 7 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Croatia U17 | 12 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Croatia U18 | 9 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Croatia U19 | 12 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Croatia U20 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Croatia U21 | 9 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Croatia | 91 | (28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:38, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:25, 27 March 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kramarić started his football career in his hometown club Dinamo Zagreb and holds the record as the top youth goalscorer in the club's history. Hailed as one of the club's biggest talents, he made his first official appearance for Dinamo at the age of 17. In 2013, after he had a dispute with the Dinamo board of directors, Kramarić was transferred to HNK Rijeka, where he scored 37 times in 42 league games prior to his move to Leicester City for a record £9 million. He played a year-and-a-half there, spending time on loan at TSG Hoffenheim before moving there permanently. On 29 March 2019, he became the club's all-time top goalscorer. On 24 January 2021, he became Bundesliga all-time top Croatian goalscorer.
Kramarić was capped 53 times at various youth levels for Croatia, scoring 22 goals in total. He took part at the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, making four appearances for a Croatian team that reached the tournament semi-finals. He made his debut for the senior team in 2014, and later took part at the UEFA European Championship in 2016 and 2020 and the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022, helping Croatia to reach the final of the 2018 tournament.