Lars Kramer

Lars Kramer
Kramer in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-11)11 July 1999
Place of birth Zaandam, Netherlands
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Rapid București
Number 6
Youth career
–2010 Fortuna Wormerveer
2010–2016 Ajax
2016–2017 NEC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Jong Groningen 44 (5)
2017–2019 Groningen 1 (0)
2019–2022 Viborg 86 (7)
2022–2025 AaB 90 (6)
2025– Rapid București 0 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Netherlands U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2025

Lars Kramer (born 11 July 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Rapid Bucureşti.[1]

Club career

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

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

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

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]

Rapid Bucureşti

On 23 June 2025, Kramer signed a two-year deal with Romanian club Rapid Bucureşti.[10]

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.[11]

Honours

Viborg

AaB

References

  1. ^ "Lars Kramer". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b Pichel, Dominique (2 June 2017). "Cookies op gelderlander.nl - gelderlander.nl". www.gelderlander.nl. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Feyenoord vs. Groningen - 8 February 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  4. ^ "VFF henter hollandsk U20-landsholdspiller". vff.dk (in Danish). 30 June 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  5. ^ "VIBORG VS. ROSKILDE 3 - 0". Soccerway. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Viborg vinder 1. division - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  7. ^ Estrup, Rasmus (1 June 2022). "AaB TV: Lars Kramer er ny AaB-spiller". aabsport. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  8. ^ "VIBORG VS. AAB 2 - 1". Soccerway. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  9. ^ "AAB VS. OB 1 - 1". Soccerway. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Bine ai venit în Giulești, Lars Kramer!". fcrapid.ro (in ROU). 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. ^ "Nederlands Beloften elftal – Italië O20". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 20 November 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2025.