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

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who plays as a

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for Turkish

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club

Konyaspor Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club), commonly referred to as Konyaspor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya, one of the largest cities in central Anatolia. Due to sponsorship agreements, the club is also officially known ...

Club career

FC Zürich

After a spell with

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, Kramer joined

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on a three-year contract on 19 June 2019. One month later, on 21 July, he made his debut for the club in a 4–0

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loss to

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. With Zürich, he won the league title in the 2021–22 season, the club's first title in 13 years.

Legia Warsaw

On 25 May 2022, Kramer signed a three-year contract with Polish

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side

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. After being assigned a squad number 9, he debuted on 11 September 2022 in a 4–0 away loss against

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. He scored his first goal for Legia in a

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match on 18 October, a 3–0 away victory over

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. Throughout the 2022–23 season, he scored two goals, and also won the

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. On 2 November 2023, in a 3–0 Polish Cup victory over

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, Kramer scored his first brace with Legia. He repeated the feat four months later, on 25 February 2024, in a 3–3 away draw against

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. On 14 December 2023, he scored in a 2–0 home win over

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in the

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group stage to help Legia progress to the knockout stage. During the 2023–24 season, Kramer scored ten goals in total.

Konyaspor

In July 2024, Kramer successfully underwent medical tests at Turkish

side

. On 13 September 2024, he moved there on a three-year deal for a reported transfer fee of €700,000.

International career

Kramer made his debut for

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on 6 September 2020 in a

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game against

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, 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 *

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