Zara Kramžar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Slovenia | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Everton (on loan from Roma) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ŽNK Ljubljana | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | ŽNK Ljubljana | 7 | (12) |
| 2022– | Roma | 19 | (3) |
| 2024–2026 | → Como (loan) | 29 | (9) |
| 2026– | → Everton (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Slovenia U17 | 10 | (2) |
| 2022– | Slovenia | 25 | (10) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:19, 4 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:19, 4 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Zara Kramžar (born 10 January 2006) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Everton, on loan from Roma, and the Slovenian national team.
Kramžar started playing football at the age of five, featuring in the mixed-sex teams of a local grassroots club;[1] in January 2022, she signed her first professional contract with Slovenian Women's League club ŽNK Ljubljana.[2]
Having attracted interest from several European clubs following her performances with Ljubljana's first team,[1][3] on 14 August 2022 Kramžar officially joined Serie A side Roma on a permanent deal, signing a two-year contract.[3][4] She made her debut for the Italian club on 24 September, coming on as a substitute for Andressa Alves in the second half of a 2–1 league win over Fiorentina;[5] in the process, she became the first 2006-born player to ever feature in the Italian top-flight.[1] On 29 September, she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut in a 4–1 victory over Sparta Prague in the second qualifying round.[6] On 14 January 2023, she scored her first goal for Roma in a 7–1 league victory away at Fiorentina.[7] During the 2022–23 season, the midfielder helped the Giallorosse win their first Serie A title,[8][9] while also contributing to the under-19 team's fourth consecutive national title.[10][11]
In May 2023, she extended her contract with the club until 2026.[12][13] In November of the same year, she received the Trofeo Promesa as the best young international talent at the third European Women's Football Gala in Barcelona, hosted by Mundo Deportivo.[9][13] Throughout the 2023–24 campaign, she contributed to the victory of a second consecutive league title,[14] as well as the Coppa Italia.[15]
On 14 August 2024, Kramžar joined fellow Serie A club Como on a season-long loan.[16][17]
On 3 February 2026, Kramžar joined Women's Super League club Everton on loan until the end of the 2025–26 season, with the BBC reporting that the contract included an obligation-to-buy clause.[18][19]
International career
Kramžar has represented Slovenia at under-17 level.[1][3]
She won her first cap for the Slovenian senior national team on 12 November 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute in a friendly match against Kosovo: in the process, she scored on her debut, contributing to a 3–1 win for her side.[1][20]
