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Pauline Crammer (born 14 February 1991) is a French
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who last played as a striker for Hénin-Beaumont. Prior to that, she played for Arras FCF in the French Division 2 Féminine and
RSC Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, commonly abbreviated to RSC Anderlecht (, , ) or RSCA (, , ), is a Belgian professional association football, football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital-Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian First Div ...
in the
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Career

Crammer was born in the commune of Cucq just off the coast of the
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and began her career at nearby club
FCF Hénin-Beaumont Football Club Féminin Hénin-Beaumont is a French women's association football, football club based in Hénin-Beaumont. History The club was founded on 12 May 1972 and currently play in the Division 1 Féminine having finished 7th in the 2009†...
. She remained in the club's youth system until the 2006–07 season, when, despite being only 15 years old, was promoted to the senior team. Despite her age, she performed well scoring 12 goals in 20 matches. The 2007–08 season saw a decrease in playing time and goals scored as Crammer only appeared in 16 matches and scored three goals. Crammer quickly returned to form the following season scoring 14 goals off of 18 appearances. Her spectacular play saw Hénin-Beaumont finish in 5th position. Crammer got off to a fast start for the 2009–10 season scoring four goals in her first seven league matches including a brace in her club's shocking 3–1 upset of powerhouse
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. Her quick start placed her among the top goalscorers for the season.


International career

Crammer has been active with the women's section of the national team. She has earned caps with the women's under-17, under-18, and under-19 teams. With the under-17 team, she participated in both the 2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship and the inaugural
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, where France were eliminated in the group stage. In the final group stage match against
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, Crammer became the first woman to score a
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in the tournament's history. With the under-19s, Crammer played in the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship where France reached the semi-finals before bowing out to
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in
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.


References


External links


Hénin-Beaumont player profile

Player stats
at footofeminin.fr * * * 1991 births Living people French women's footballers People from Cucq France women's international footballers Women's association football forwards Footballers from Pas-de-Calais RSC Anderlecht (women) players Expatriate women's footballers in Belgium Première Ligue players French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium FCF Hénin-Beaumont players Seconde Ligue players BeNe League players 21st-century French sportswomen {{France-women-footy-bio-stub