Marcos Kremer (born 30 July 1997) is an Argentine professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club Clermont and the Argentina national team.

Club career

Having played rugby from a young age, representing Los Espinillos at the age of 15 and Club Salto Grande 16, he made his senior debut at

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at the age of 17. He became a familiar starter at the club when he turned 18, starting in most matches in early 2016. After strong performance at the Junior Championship, Kremer was called up to the Jaguares to train with top elite players in Argentina. On 9 July 2016, he made his Super Rugby debut at the age of 18 against New Zealand side the Highlanders.

International career

In January 2016, he was called up to the Argentina XV side ahead of the

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. He made his senior debut against the

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on 6 February 2016, before even making an appearance at any of the age-grade national teams. In May 2016, Kremer was called up to the Argentina U20's side for the

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. He started in all 5 games at the tournament, helping Los Pumitas to a third-placed finish after beating

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49–19 in the bronze final. On 20 July 2016, Kremer was named in Argentina's 33-man squad for the

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at just the age of 18. Kremer was a starter on national team on 14 November 2020 in their first ever win against the

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