Lars Kramer (born 11 July 1999) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club AaB.

Club career

Kramer played youth football with Fortuna Wormerveer before training with Ajax. In 2016 he made the switch to NEC, but a year later he opted for a transfer to FC Groningen. He made his first team debut as a substitute for Groningen away against

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on 8 February 2018. On 30 June 2019, Kramer joined Danish club

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on a 3-year deal.

International career

On 20 November 2018, Kramer made his debut for the Netherlands U20s during a 3–2 victory over Italy U20s in Katwijk aan Zee, coming on as a substitute for Shaquille Pinas in the 70th minute.

Honours

Viborg *

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References

1999 births Living people Footballers from Zaanstad Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Eredivisie players Derde Divisie players Danish 1st Division players Danish Superliga players FC Groningen players Viborg FF players AFC Ajax players NEC Nijmegen players AaB Fodbold players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub