Blaž Kramer
Slovenian footballer (born 1996)
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Blaž Kramer (born 1 June 1996) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Konyaspor.
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Kramer with FC Zürich in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Celje, Slovenia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Konyaspor | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zreče[2] | |||
| –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) |
| 2022–2024 | Legia Warsaw | 36 | (8) |
| 2023 | Legia Warsaw II | 4 | (1) |
| 2024– | Konyaspor | 31 | (10) |
| 2025–2026 | → Al-Okhdood (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Slovenia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Slovenia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Slovenia | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025 | |||
Club career
FC Zürich
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]
Legia Warsaw
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.[7]
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.[8] 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.[9] During the 2023–24 season, Kramer scored ten goals in total.[8]
Konyaspor
In July 2024, Kramer successfully underwent medical tests at Turkish Süper Lig side Konyaspor.[10] On 13 September 2024, he moved there on a three-year deal for a reported transfer fee of €700,000.[11][12][13]
International career
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.[14][15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 29 August 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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[b] | 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[c] | 4 | 1[d] | 0 | 32 | 10 | |
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5[c] | 2 | — | 11 | 5 | ||
| Total | 36 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 17 | ||
| Legia Warsaw II | 2022–23[6] | III liga, gr. I | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24[8] | 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 | ||
- Includes Slovenian Cup, Swiss Cup, Polish Cup
- Appearances in promotion playoffs
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in Polish Super Cup
Honours
FC Zürich
Legia Warsaw
