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

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who plays as a

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for club

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. He formerly played for

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and

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion ...

. His main position is

but he also plays as a second striker.

Career

Kramer was born in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North S ...

. 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 professional football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1925, the club ...

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

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, 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

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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

in the

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. 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 a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

: 2016–17 *

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

: 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 ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

Individual *

Team of the Month: August 2021, January 2022, April 2023

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kramer, Michiel Living people 1988 births Men's association football forwards Footballers from Rotterdam Dutch men's 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 men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Dutch expatriates in Israel