Lars Kramer
 Kramer in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaandam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AaB | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fortuna Wormerveer | |||
| 2010–2016 | Ajax | ||
| 2016–2017 | NEC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Jong Groningen | 44 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Groningen | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Viborg | 84 | (6) |
| 2022– | AaB | 76 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Netherlands U20 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024 | |||
Lars Kramer (born 11 July 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club AaB. He is a former Dutch youth international.[1]
Club career
[edit]From Zaandam, Kramer played youth football with Fortuna Wormerveer before training with Ajax Youth Academy. In 2016, he made the switch to NEC Nijmegen. However, he only played for their U19 side apart from featuring in a back three for NEC in a friendly match against De Graafschap in March 2017.[2]
Groningen
[edit]Despite being offered a new contract by NEC, and just a year after joining the club, he opted for a transfer to FC Groningen in June 2017, to initially join up with their reserve side.[2] He made his first team debut as a substitute for Groningen away in the Eredivisie in a 3-0 defeat against Feyenoord on 8 February 2018.[3]
Viborg
[edit]On 30 June 2019, Kramer joined Danish club Viborg FF on a 3-year deal.[4] He made a goalscoring debut for Viborg scoring the first goal in a 3-0 victory against FC Roskilde on 26 July 2019.[5] Viborg won the Danish 1st Division in the 2020–21 season.[6]
AaB
[edit]In June 2022, after three seasons with Viborg he signed for AaB Fodbold on a three-year contract.[7] He made his debut for AaB on 17 July 2022, starting in the Danish Superliga in a 2-1 defeat against his former club Viborg.[8] He scored his first goal for the club in the league against OB on 30 September 2022, opening the scoring in a 1-1 draw.[9]
International career
[edit]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.[10]
Honours
[edit]Viborg
References
[edit]- ^ "Lars Kramer". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ a b Pichel, Dominique (2 June 2017). "Cookies op gelderlander.nl - gelderlander.nl". www.gelderlander.nl. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Feyenoord vs. Groningen - 8 February 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "VFF henter hollandsk U20-landsholdspiller". vff.dk (in Danish). 30 June 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "VIBORG VS. ROSKILDE 3 - 0". Soccerway. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Viborg vinder 1. division - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ Estrup, Rasmus (1 June 2022). "AaB TV: Lars Kramer er ny AaB-spiller". aabsport. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "VIBORG VS. AAB 2 - 1". Soccerway. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "AAB VS. OB 1 - 1". Soccerway. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Nederlands Beloften elftal – Italië O20". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 20 November 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- 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
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen