Andrej Kramarić

He scored his first hat-Trick of the season against Istra 1961 in a match that ended 3–3, with Kramarić also missing a penalty.

He then netted another goal against Rijeka's arch rivals Hajduk Split at the Stadion Poljud.

He made an appearance as a 69th-minute substitute for Josip Tadić.

Andrej Kramarić ( born 19 June 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim and the Croatia national team.

Kramarić started his football career in his hometown club Dinamo Zagreb and holds the record as the top youth goalscorer in the club's history.

Hailed as one of the club's biggest talents, he made his first official appearance for Dinamo at the age of 17.

It was also his only match for the Dinamo first-team during the 2008–09 season.

Kramarić was promoted to the first-team squad the following season.

He made his first appearance of the season and also debuted in the UEFA Champions League on 15 July in an away match against Pyunik, which finished in a goalless draw.

Later that year, Kramarić won his first league title with Dinamo, scoring seven goals in 24 appearances en route.

Kramarić made his debut for the Dinamo senior squad on 24 May 2009 in a league match against Zagreb.

He also made five appearances in the 2009–10 Croatian Cup and scored four goals, and made five appearances in UEFA competitions.

The following season turned out to be disappointing for Kramarić, however.

With the arrival of new coach Vahid Halilhodžić, Kramarić was mostly used as a late substitute, rarely being used as a match starter.

He took part at the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, making four appearances for a Croatian team that reached the tournament semi-finals.

He managed to collect less than 600 minutes of playing time in 17 appearances he made throughout the 2010–11 season, scoring five goals in process.

Despite the personal struggle, he won the league and cup double with his team.

In the first half of the 2011–12 season, Kramarić's status in the club did not change, as he collected only three appearances before the winter break, and the speculations about him leaving the club started to rise.

In February 2012, it was announced that Kramarić would be loaned to Prva HNL team Lokomotiva Zagreb.

In February 2012, Kramarić was loaned to Lokomotiva until the end of the season.

At Lokomotiva, he became one of the most proficient strikers in Southeast Europe, scoring 20 goals in 44 league appearances in the season-and-a-half he spent with the Lokosi.

In his first full season with Lokomotiva, he finished runner-up to Leon Benko in the Prva HNL top goalscorer race with 15 goals.

He also helped his team reach the Croatian Cup final in where they were defeated by Hajduk Split.

In 2013, after he had a dispute with the Dinamo board of directors, Kramarić was transferred to HNK Rijeka, where he scored 37 times in 42 league games prior to his move to Leicester City for a record £9 million.

He played a year-and-a-half there, spending time on loan at TSG Hoffenheim before moving there permanently.

There was great excitement when Kramarić returned to Dinamo Zagreb at the start of the 2013–14 season, with many pundits predicting that he would become the ruthless striker Dinamo had been lacking in recent years.

He started his returning season coming on as a late substitute in a Croatian Supercup match where Dinamo secured their first trophy of the season by defeating Hajduk Split on penalties.

But things for Kramarić did not go very well, as he found himself once again on the bench.

He quickly became discouraged and complained to the press about his lack of playing time.

This did not bode well with club director Zoran Mamić, who decided to put the young star on the transfer list.

Rijeka were the quickest to react to the falling out between Kramarić and Dinamo, securing his services on 31 August 2013.

In November 2013, he scored an astonishing goal against Lyon in the Europa League group stage.

He made his debut for the senior team in 2014, and later took part at the UEFA European Championship in 2016 and 2020 and the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022, helping Croatia to reach the final of the 2018 tournament.

Kramarić joined Dinamo Zagreb when he was just six years old.

During his youth career, he scored over 450 goals for Dinamo youth teams, making him the top youth scorer in club history.

Kramarić debuted for the team on 15 September, playing in the starting line-up in a Prva HNL league match against Slaven Belupo, in which he also scored his first goal for the team in the 15th minute, the match's only goal.

During a Croatian Cup match, Kramarić scored eight goals against BŠK Zmaj.

On 29 March 2019, he became the club's all-time top goalscorer.

On 24 January 2021, he became Bundesliga all-time top Croatian goalscorer.

Kramarić was capped 53 times at various youth levels for Croatia, scoring 22 goals in total.