Andrej Kramaric Biography, Age, Wife, Salary, Transfer, FIFA 22, Career, Net Worth & Wiki

Andrej Kramaric (born 19 June 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim and the Croatia national team. During his youth career, Kramaric scored the most goals for Dinamo Zagreb in its history. One of Dinamo’s best talents, he made his debut at the age of 17. After a dispute with the Dinamo board of directors, Kramaric was transferred to HNK Rijeka, where he scored 37 times in 42 league games before moving to Leicester City.

After a year-and-a-half there, he spent time on loan at 1899 Hoffenheim. He became the club’s all-time top scorer on 29 March 2019. He became Bundesliga’s all-time top Croatian scorer on 24 January 2021. Kramaric scored 22 goals at various youth levels for Croatia. During the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, he made four appearances for a Croatian team that reached the semi-finals. As a member of Croatia’s senior team, he participated in the 2014 UEFA Euro, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2020.

Andrej Kramaric Bio/Wiki

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Birth Name	Andrej Kramarić
Nick Name/Popular Name/Shirt Name	Kramarić
Age	32 (as in 2023) Years
Religion	Christianity
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Gemini
Born Place	Zagreb, Croatia
Date of Birth	19 June 1991
Nationality	Croatian
Residence	Zagreb, Croatia
Home Town	Zagreb, Croatia
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Watching Movies, Horse Riding, Swimming
Parents/Family
Mother's Name	Danica Kramarić
Father's Name	Josip Kramarić
Brother(s)	Not Available
Sister(s)	Ines Kramarić
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends	Mia Curkovic
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse	Mia Curkovic (m. 31 March 2021)
Children	Daughter(s)- None Son(s)- Viktor Kramaric
Education
School	Not Available
College/University	Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb
Educational Qualification	Graduated
Profession	Professional Footballer
Brands Endorsed	Adidas
Career Manager/ Player Agent	Not Available
Football Career
Debut Club	• 2016: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Debut International	• 2014: Croatia national football team
Jersey Number	• 27 (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) • 9 (Croatia national football team)
Current Team(s)	• TSG 1899 Hoffenheim • Croatia national football team
Coach/Mentor/Manager	Andre Breitenreiter
Position	Attack - Centre-Forward
Foot	Right
Strengths	• Tackling • Interceptions • Marking • Jumping • Passing • Crossing
Weaknesses	• Strength • Heading • Balance
Achievements	Not Available
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 177 cm in meters- 1.77 m in feet inches- 5'10”
Weight (Approx.)	in kilograms- 73 kg in pounds- 161 lbs
Figure Measurements
Chest Size	40 inches
Biceps Size	11 inches
Waist Size	32 inches
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	Croatian
Hair Color	Brown
Eye Color	Blue
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Distinctive Features	Not Available
Dress Size	6 U.S.
Shoe Size	8 U.S.
Favourite Things
Favorite Playing Position	Forward
Favorite Car	Not Available
Favorite Food	Fruits and Veg
Favorite Player	Not Available
Favorite Pet Animal	Dog
Favorite Cell Phone/Brand	Iphone

Andrej Kramaric Net Worth

In 2023, what will Andrej Kramaric’s salary be?

In Jun 2016 Andrej Kramaric signed a contract with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim that extended in Mar 2022 and ends in 2025 which netted him a whopping salary of £2,546,000 per year. We have crunched the numbers, this means he earns £6,995 per day and £291 per hour!

His earnings are on the rise thanks to his performances on the pitch. As of 2023, Andrej Kramaric has an estimated net worth of around $10 Million, and his market value is about $13.20 million.

‎Andrej Kramaric FIFA 22 Stats – Potential And Rating

Currently, Andrej Kramaric is 32 years old and plays for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. In FIFA 22, he has an overall rating of 82 and a potential rating of 82. The skillmoves rating for Kramaric is 4.

His right foot is his preferred shooting foot. His workrate is Medium / Medium. Kramaric’s height is 177 cm, and his weight is estimated at 73 kg. At the moment, Andrej Kramaric is playing with the number 27.

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Andrej Kramaric Girlfriend/Wife – Mia Curkovic

Traditionally, women are said to be the backbone of every great man. Most successful Croatian footballers have a glamorous wife, girlfriend, or wag behind them. In the picture below, Andrej Kramaric is seen with his childhood sweetheart, Mia Curkovic.

During their relationship, they went from best friends to true lovers. Andrej once recalled declaring his love for Mia Curkovic and believing they would someday get married as one of his earliest childhood memories.

In a secret ceremony, this finally happened. Kramaric’s love story is all about providing humor in love. As evidenced by him giving Mia Curkovic some lovely piggyback rides, onlookers are amazed. It shows how much he loves Curcovic.

Club Career

Andrej Kramaric At Dinamo Zagreb

• When Kramaric was six years old, he joined Dinamo Zagreb.
• As a youth player, he scored over 450 goals for Dinamo, making him the club’s top youth scorer.
• In a league match against Zagreb, Kramaric made his debut for Dinamo.
• As a substitute for Josip Tadic, he appeared in the 69th minute. The match was his only first-team appearance for Dinamo.
• The following season, Kramaric was promoted to the first team. During his debut in the UEFA Champions League away match against Pyunik on 15 July, he also made his debut in the Premier League.
• In 24 appearances, Kramaric scored seven goals to win his first league title with Dinamo.
• Also, he scored four goals in five appearances in the 2009–10 Croatian Cup, and five in UEFA competitions.
• However, Kramaric had a disappointing season following. Kramaric was mostly used as a late substitute under new coach Vahid Halilhodzic, rarely starting matches.
• Throughout the 2010–11 season, he played less than 600 minutes, scoring five goals.
• He won the league and cup double despite personal struggles.
• As Kramaric only made three appearances before the winter break in 2011, his status in the club did not change, and speculation about his departure grew.
• It was announced in February 2012 that Kramaric would be loaned to Lokomotiva of Prva HNL.

Lokomotiva Zagreb

• Lokomotiva loaned Kramaric until the end of the season in February 2012.
• During his season and a half with Lokomotiva, he became one of the most proficient strikers in Southeast Europe, scoring 20 goals in 44 league appearances.
• He finished runner-up to Leon Benko with 15 goals in his first full season with Lokomotiva.
• Hajduk Split defeated his team in the Croatian Cup final.

Return to Dinamo Zagreb

• Several pundits predicted that Kramaric would be the ruthless striker Dinamo had been lacking in recent years when he returned to Dinamo Zagreb for the 2013–14 season.
• In his return season, he came on as a late substitute in a Croatian Supercup match, where Dinamo defeated Hajduk Split on penalties.
• Kramaric found himself on the bench once again as things did not go well. As a result, he became discouraged and complained to the press.
• The young star was put on the transfer list by club director Zoran Mamic.

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Rijeka

• On 31 August 2013, Rijeka secured Kramaric’s services after the falling out between Kramaric and Dinamo.
• In the 15th minute of a Prva HNL league match against Slaven Belupo, Kramaric scored his first goal for the team, the only goal of the match.
• In a Croatian Cup match against BSK Zmaj, Kramaric scored eight goals.
• Against Lyon in the Europa League group stage, he scored an astounding goal. Against Istra 1961, Kramaric scored his first hat-trick of the season and missed a penalty as well.
• Then he scored against Hajduk Split at Stadion Poljud.
• In all competitions, Kramaric scored 27 goals in his first season with Rijeka.
• Kramaric won the Croatian Supercup when Rijeka beat Dinamo Zagreb just before the start of the new season.
• Kramaric scored five goals in the first two matches of the Prva HNL, including a hat-trick against Hajduk Split.
• Against Feyenoord in the Europa League, he scored a hat-trick by the end of October 2014.
• For 14 years, no player had ever scored more than four goals in one match, and only two players have ever achieved the feat. On 9 November, Kramaric scored five goals against Lokomotiva, a feat that was entered into league annals.

Leicester City

• Leicester City announced on 8 January 2015 that they had signed Kramaric on a three-and-a-half-year contract, confirming Rijeka’s announcement earlier in the week.
• Kramaric had to appeal for a work permit, as he did not meet the criteria for an automatic grant.
• Leicester was approved for a work permit four days after its announcement, enabling the UK Border Agency to process its application.
• Kramaric officially joined Leicester on 16 January after being granted a UK work permit. Leicester paid £9 million for his transfer, a club record.
• In a 0–1 home defeat against Stoke City, he replaced Jamie Vardy for 25 minutes the day after signing.
• Kramaric scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss away to Arsenal on 10 February.
• The 2015–16 season began with Kramaric failing to establish himself in the starting XI.
• When Leicester became Premier League champions, he played only two league games, making him ineligible for a winner’s medal.

Andrej Kramaric Transfer Contract To 1899 Hoffenheim

• The Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim lent Kramaric on 20 January 2016.
• During his debut against Bayern Munich on 31 January, he scored his first goal and was sent off for accumulating two yellow cards in the 77th minute.
• Despite missing a penalty, Hoffenheim won 2–1 on April 30.
• For an undisclosed fee, Kramaric signed for 1899 Hoffenheim on 25 May 2016.
• With 18 goals (15 league goals), he was Hoffenheim’s top scorer in his debut season.
• In a 1–0 victory over German champions Bayern Munich on 4 April, Kramaric scored a 21st-minute goal for Hoffenheim.
• Along with Niklas Süle, Sandro Wagner, Adám Szalai, and Sebastian Rudy, Kramaric was considered one of Hoffenheim’s key players in the 2016–17 season.

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2018–19 Season

• In the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Kramaric scored two goals in a 3–3 draw against Lyon on 23 October 2018, then one goal in each of the return legs, against Lyon, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Manchester City.
• Kramaric became Hoffenheim’s all-time Bundesliga top goalscorer on 29 March 2019, after scoring his 47th goal in a 4–1 league victory over Bayer Leverkusen.
• In a match against Wolfsburg on 28 April, Hoffenheim missed a penalty with a score of 1-0. Wolfsburg won by a score of 4-1, leaving Hoffenheim four points behind the fourth position, the one that determines Hoffenheim’s eligibility for the final round.

2020-21 Season

• Kramaric scored in a 4–0 victory over Union Berlin on 20 June 2020.
• He became the first Hoffenheim player to score all four goals in a Bundesliga match when he scored all four goals in a 4–0 win away to Borussia Dortmund on 27 June.
• Fritz Walter, Erhard Hofeditz, and Gerd Müller scored three against Dortmund in a single game before he scored four.
• Hoffenheim qualified for the Europa League group stage with the victory.
• During a DFB-Pokal 2–2 draw with Chemnitzer FC on 13 September, Kramaric scored both goals and converted a penalty in a shootout to win 3–2.
• Kramaric scored a hat-trick in Hoffenheim’s 3–2 win over Koln on 19 September.
• As a result, he scored nine goals in three consecutive games, being the only goal scorer for the club.
• At the same time, he broke Mario Gómez’s record of goals scored in consecutive 1. Bundesliga and four successive 2 Bundesliga matches, he scored eight goals.
• A brace he scored on 27 September ended Bayern Munich’s 32-game unbeaten streak and 23-game winning streak in all competitions and caused their first defeat of the calendar year.
• He was named Bundesliga Player of the Month on 16 October. He tested positive for COVID-19 the same day.
• As a result of scoring a brace in a 3–0 victory over Koln on 24 January 2021, he overtook Ivica Olic as Bundesliga’s top Croatian goalscorer.
• His 19th goal of the season came in a 1–1 draw with Arminia Bielefeld, surpassing Vedad Ibisevic’s 18 in 2008–09.

International Career

Youth

• Croatian youth teams have capped Kramaric 53 times and he scored 22 goals.
• On 31 March 2005, he made his national team debut against Bavaria.
• He played for the under-14 team and was capped twice.
• In the under-16 and under-17 levels, Kramaric competed.
• He scored four goals in seven friendly matches for the under-16 team.
• He scored six goals for the under-17 team.
• In addition, he participated in all of the European U-17 Championship qualifiers.
• Kramaric scored three goals in nine appearances at the under-18 level.
• He played for the under-19 team in 2008 and reached the semi-finals of the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.
• At just 18 years and 81 days, he made his under-21 debut and scored his first goal against Norway on 5 September 2009.

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Senior

• A friendly match against Cyprus and UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Malta was Kramaric’s first senior team appearance under coach Niko Kovac.
• On 4 September 2014, he made his Croatian debut in a friendly match against Cyprus, providing an assist to Mario Mandzukic in the 18th minute. Critics and the national team coach praised his debut performance.
• On his competitive debut against Malta, Kramaric scored Croatia’s first goal. On 13 October 2014, he scored against Azerbaijan.
• He scored two goals against Ukraine on 9 October 2017, securing Croatia’s qualification to the 2018 FIFA World Cup playoffs.
• Kramaric was included in Croatia’s final World Cup squad on 4 June 2018.
• In the first half of regulation time of Croatia’s 2018 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match against hosts Russia, he scored Croatia’s equalizer.
• Despite a 1–1 draw after 90 minutes, the match went into extra time, and after a 2–2 draw after 120 minutes, Croatia prevailed 4–3 on penalties in the ensuing shoot-out.

Comparative Analysis Of Andrej Kramaric With Davor Suker

Coaches, fans, and sports writers often compare Andrej to Davor Suker (a retired Croatian footballer and current president of the Croatian Football Federation).

Let’s find out how Andrej fares against the football legend. Andrej Suker began his football career as a striker in his hometown. In addition to Andrej, Suker is also Croatian and has a history with Dinamo Zagreb, which led to Dinamo providing Andrej with the number 9 jersey, which Suker wore during his heyday.

They are also prolific strikers in their respective leagues who scored a lot of goals.

Facts About Andrej Kramaric

• At the Old City Hall in Zagreb Upper Town, Kramaric married Mia Curkovic in a private ceremony on 31 March 2021.
• In August 2021, they became parents to a son named Viktor.
• According to critics, Kramaric is a versatile striker, mobile enough to run behind defenses, and he tends to run in front of the ball rather than waiting for crosses or passes to come to him, engulfing his opponents.
• His versatility makes him capable of playing as a winger or second striker despite being a natural lone striker.
• The legendary Croatian striker Davor Suker was compared to him by his former national team coach Niko Kovac.
• He was named the best player he ever worked with by his former coach Julian Nagelsmann in May 2021.

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FAQs

Where was Kramaric born?

He was born in Zagreb, Croatia.

Did Kramaric win Premier League?

Kramaric joined Sinsheim midway through the 2015/16 season from Leicester City. Even though Leicester won the English Premier League title that year, Kramaric was happy to help Hoffenheim write their own Bundesliga history.

What club does Kramaric play for?

For Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim, Andrej Kramaric plays as a forward or attacking midfielder.

How tall is Andrej Kramaric?

Andrej Kramaric is 177 cm tall. Or 5 ft 10 in.

Conclusion

After reading his biography, you will agree with me that Andrej Kramaric worked so hard to achieve success. Even poor kids from the slum can dream big and achieve their dreams thanks to him.

It is important to note that his father and mother were key catalysts in his success story. His career life would not be the same without their contributions. They deserve all the accolades for what they have done.

In addition, his sibling’s and friend’s efforts should not be overlooked. As a result of them, he never experienced loneliness or depression during his childhood. Andrej Kramaric has grown into a cheerful youth as a result of them.

Here Is An Appreciation Note For Your Consideration

Thank you for reading this engaging article about the life journey of the Croatian footballer. Hopefully, Andrej Kramaric’s childhood story has made you believe that patience and persistence can overcome anything.

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