Andrej Kramaric

Player Profile

Andrej Kramarić (Croatian pronunciation: [ǎndrej krǎmaritɕ]; born 19 June 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer, who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club TSG 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 TSG Hoffenheim before moving there permanently. On 29 March 2019, he became the club's all-time top goalscorer. On 24 January 2021, he became the Bundesliga's all-time top Croatian goalscorer. On 15 January 2026, he became most capped Croatian player in the Bundesliga and Croatian player with most goals in professional career, surpassing Zvonimir Soldo and Davor Šuker respectively. 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 Championship, making four appearances for a Croatian team that reached the tournament semi-finals. He made his debut for the senior team in 2014, later taking part at three UEFA European Championships (in 2016, 2020 and 2024) and two FIFA World Cups (in 2018 and 2022), helping Croatia to reach the final of the 2018 tournament.

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