Michiel Kramer (born 3 December 1988) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

. He formerly played for

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divi ...

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional Association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion ...

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...

, Maccabi Haifa and

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard. The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...

. His main position is

but he also plays as a second

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Career

Kramer was born in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

. He joined

from

in June 2009. He scored his first goal on 4 December 2009 in an away match against

FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie title. Founded in 1925, the club entered the professional Eerste Divisie in 1985. I ...

in a 4–2 win, actually with Kramer scoring a clean hattrick. In 2013 Kramer joined

ADO Den Haag

In 2013 Kramer joined

. In 2014 Kramer had one of his best scoring in ratio to games, scoring 11 goals in 17 matches.

Feyenoord

On 7 August 2015, it was announced that Kramer signed a contract with hometown club

, who he has supported since his childhood. Kramer made his Feyenoord-debut on 16 August 2015, in an away game against

SC Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...

, coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute. With the score still at 0–0, Kramer opened the scoring 15 minutes later, therefore scoring on his debut to secure what would be a 2–0 victory for Feyenoord. On 1 February 2018, it was announced that Kramer had been released from his contract.

Sparta Rotterdam

On 12 February 2018, Kramer signed a contract for the remainder of the season at

. This contract was cancelled again on 19 April 2018, after Kramer received a red card in Sparta's 7–0 defeat against Vitesse for kicking Vitesse player

Alexander Büttner Alexander Büttner (; born 11 February 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap. Club career Vitesse Born in Doetinchem, Büttner began his career with local club VV Doetinchem, but ...

in the face. The resulting suspension was for seven games costing him the remaining matches of the season. Kramer played eight games for Sparta Rotterdam, scoring twice.

Maccabi Haifa

On 30 May 2018, it was reported that Kramer would continue his career at Maccabi Haifa in the Israeli Premier League. On his first league match for the Israeli side, Kramer was suspended for foul language.

FC Utrecht

On 23 January 2019, he returned to the Netherlands, signing for

on a free transfer.

Return to ADO Den Haag

Kramer returned to ADO Den Haag in July 2019 on a two-year contract.

RKC Waalwijk

On 20 July 2021, Kramer signed for fellow Eredivisie side

on a free transfer.

Career statistics

Honours

Feyenoord *

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

: 2016–17 *

KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...

: 2015–16 *

Johan Cruyff Shield The Johan Cruyff Shield (, ) is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national footbal ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kramer, Michiel Living people 1988 births Association football forwards Footballers from Rotterdam Dutch footballers NAC Breda players FC Volendam players ADO Den Haag players Feyenoord players Sparta Rotterdam players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players FC Utrecht players RKC Waalwijk players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Israeli Premier League players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Israel Dutch expatriates in Israel