Martin Kramarič
Slovenian footballer (born 1997)
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Martin Kramarič (born 14 November 1997) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Novo Mesto, Slovenia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Krylia Sovetov Samara | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2014 | Krka | ||
| 2014–2015 | Maribor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Krka | 15 | (3) |
| 2014–2020 | Maribor | 41 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Maribor B | 18 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | → Krško (loan) | 36 | (6) |
| 2020 | → Bravo (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Bravo | 89 | (19) |
| 2023–2026 | Sochi | 72 | (20) |
| 2026– | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Slovenia U19[a] | 4 | (2) |
| 2017 | Slovenia B | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Slovenia U21 | 13 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 September 2026 | |||
With over 150 appearances in Slovenian PrvaLiga, he made his senior debut for Krka in 2014, and became the league's youngest ever goalscorer at the age of 16 in the same year. He also played for Maribor, Krško and Bravo.
Club career
Born in Novo Mesto, Kramarič began his career at hometown club Krka. He made his professional debut in the Slovenian PrvaLiga on 22 March 2014, starting and playing for 81 minutes in a 3–1 loss against Maribor.[3] On 12 April, he opened the scoring in a 1–1 home draw with Rudar Velenje; at the age of 16 years, 4 months and 29 days, he became the all-time youngest goalscorer in the league.[4]
On 31 August 2014, Kramarič and teammate Matko Obradović moved to Maribor on a three-year contracts.[5] In 55 total games for the club in all competitions,[1] he scored once, opening a 5–1 win at Ankaran in the second minute of the match on 6 August 2017.[6] After loans to fellow top-flight teams Krško and Bravo, he signed a permanent deal with the latter on 25 September 2020.[7]
In 2021–22, Kramarič scored twice in the Slovenian Football Cup, including in the 3–2 home semi-final win over Domžale on 20 April,[8] as his team finished as runners-up.[1] On 9 October 2022, he scored his first career hat-trick in a 6–1 home win over city rivals Olimpija Ljubljana.[9] After more than 100 appearances for Bravo, he left the club in May 2023 after his contract expired.[10]
In June 2023, Kramarič moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed for the Russian Premier League side Sochi, thus joining former Bravo teammate Vanja Drkušić.[11][12] On his debut in the first round of the 2023–24 season, he needed just six minutes to score his first goal for Sochi, in an eventual 2–0 win against Baltika Kaliningrad.[13] Kramarič ended his first season with five goals and five assists, as Sochi was relegated to the second-tier Russian First League.[14] However, the team was immediately promoted back to the top tier, with Kramarič being named as the best player of the 2024–25 Russian First League season.[14] After the 2025–26 season, when Sochi was relegated again, Kramarič left the club after his contract expired. At the time of his departure, he was the second-highest all-time scorer for Sochi.[14]
After leaving Sochi, Kramarič remained in Russia and signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 5 September 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Krka | 2013–14 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
| Total | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Maribor | 2014–15 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 1 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1 | ||
| Krško (loan) | 2015–16 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| Total | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | ||
| Bravo (loan) | 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Bravo | 2020–21 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 7 | |||
| 2022–23 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 12 | |||
| Total | 89 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 22 | ||
| Sochi | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian First League | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 2 | 35 | 13 | ||
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 5 | |||
| Total | 72 | 20 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 84 | 23 | |||
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2026–27 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 275 | 50 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 312 | 56 | ||
- Includes Slovenian Cup, Russian Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in promotion play-offs
