Lars Kramer
Dutch footballer (born 1999)
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Lars Kramer (born 11 July 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Rapid Bucureşti.[1]
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Kramer in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaandam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rapid București | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Fortuna Wormerveer | ||
| 2010–2016 | Ajax | ||
| 2016–2017 | NEC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Jong Groningen | 44 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Groningen | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Viborg | 86 | (7) |
| 2022–2025 | AaB | 90 | (6) |
| 2025– | Rapid București | 25 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Netherlands U20 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 March 2026 | |||
Club career
From Zaandam, Kramer played youth football with Fortuna Wormerveer before training with Ajax Youth Academy. In 2016, he made the switch to NEC Nijmegen. However, he only played for their U19 side apart from featuring in a back three for NEC in a friendly match against De Graafschap in March 2017.[2]
Groningen
Despite being offered a new contract by NEC, and just a year after joining the club, he opted for a transfer to FC Groningen in June 2017, to initially join up with their reserve side.[2] He made his first team debut as a substitute for Groningen away in the Eredivisie in a 3-0 defeat against Feyenoord on 8 February 2018.[3]
Viborg
On 30 June 2019, Kramer joined Danish club Viborg FF on a 3-year deal.[4] He made a goalscoring debut for Viborg scoring the first goal in a 3-0 victory against FC Roskilde on 26 July 2019.[5] Viborg won the Danish 1st Division in the 2020–21 season.[6]
AaB
In June 2022, after three seasons with Viborg he signed for AaB Fodbold on a three-year contract.[7] He made his debut for AaB on 17 July 2022, starting in the Danish Superliga in a 2-1 defeat against his former club Viborg.[8] He scored his first goal for the club in the league against OB on 30 September 2022, opening the scoring in a 1-1 draw.[9]
Rapid Bucureşti
On 23 June 2025, Kramer signed a two-year deal with Romanian club Rapid Bucureşti.[10]
International career
On 20 November 2018, Kramer made his debut for the Netherlands U20s during a 3–2 victory over Italy U20s in Katwijk aan Zee, coming on as a substitute for Shaquille Pinas in the 70th minute.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 March 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Groningen | 2017–18 | Derde Divisie | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | 40 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 44 | 5 | — | — | — | 44 | 5 | |||||
| Groningen | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Viborg | 2019–20 | Danish 1st Division | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| Total | 86 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 88 | 7 | ||||
| AaB | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Danish 1st Division | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| Total | 90 | 6 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 104 | 9 | ||||
| Rapid București | 2025–26 | Liga I | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 246 | 19 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 264 | 23 | |||
- Includes Danish Cup, Cupa României