Blaž Kramer (born 1 June 1996) is a Slovenian professional

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who plays as a

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for Ekstraklasa club

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Club career

After a spell with

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, Kramer joined

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on a three-year contract on 19 June 2019. He made his debut for the club in a 4–0

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loss to Lugano on 21 July 2019. With Zürich, he won the league title in the 2021–22 season, the club's first title in 13 years. On 25 May 2022, Kramer signed a three-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa side

. With the team, he won the Polish Cup in the

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season. On 14 December 2023, he scored in a 2–0 home win over AZ Alkmaar in the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage to help Legia progress to the knockout stage.

International career

Kramer made his debut for Slovenia on 6 September 2020 in a UEFA Nations League game against Moldova, where he substituted

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in the 85th minute of the 1–0 home victory.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

FC Zürich *

: 2021–22 Legia Warsaw * Polish Cup:

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Blaž Kramer
at NZS * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kramer, Blaž 1996 births Living people Footballers from Celje Men's association football forwards Slovenian men's footballers Slovenia men's youth international footballers Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers Slovenia men's international footballers NK Šampion players NK Aluminij players VfL Wolfsburg II players FC Zürich players Legia Warsaw players Legia Warsaw II players Slovenian Second League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Regionalliga players Swiss Super League players Ekstraklasa players III liga players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland