Kramarić in 2015 with Leicester City
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 June 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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1899 Hoffenheim | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2009 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Dinamo Zagreb | 42 | (10) |
2012–2013 | → Lokomotiva (loan) | 45 | (20) |
2013–2015 | Rijeka | 42 | (37) |
2015–2016 | Leicester City | 15 | (2) |
2016 | → 1899 Hoffenheim (loan) | 15 | (5) |
2016– | 1899 Hoffenheim | 21 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
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 | 19 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:11, 25 September 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016 |
Andrej Kramarić (pronounced [ˈandrɛi ˈkramariːtɕ]; born 19 June 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a second striker for German club 1899 Hoffenheim and the Croatia national team.
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 1899 Hoffenheim before moving there permanently.
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 Football Championship, making four appearances for a Croatian side that reached the tournament semi-finals. He made his debut for the senior team in 2014.
Kramarić joined Dinamo Zagreb when he was just six years old. During his youth career, he scored over 450 goals for Dinamo youth teams, making him the top youth scorer in club history.
Kramarić made his debut for the Dinamo senior squad on 24 May 2009 in a league match against NK Zagreb. He made an appearance as a 69th-minute substitute for Josip Tadić. It was also his only match for the Dinamo first-team during the 2008–09 season.