Zara Kramžar

Zara Kramžar
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Slovenia
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Como (on loan from Roma)
Number 33
Youth career
ŽNK Ljubljana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 ŽNK Ljubljana ? (?)
2022– Roma 19 (3)
2024– → Como (loan) 6 (1)
International career‡
2022–2023 Slovenia U17 10 (2)
2022– Slovenia 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024

Zara Kramžar (born 10 January 2006) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Como, on loan from Roma, and the Slovenian women's national team.

Club career

Kramžar started playing football at the age of five, featuring in the mixed-sex teams of a local grassroots club;[1] in January 2022, she signed her first professional contract with Slovenian Women's League club ŽNK Ljubljana.[2]

Having attracted interest from several European clubs following her performances with Ljubljana's first team,[1][3] on 14 August 2022 Kramžar officially joined Serie A side Roma on a permanent deal, signing a two-year contract.[3][4] She made her debut for the Italian club on 24 September, coming on as a substitute for Andressa Alves in the second half of a 2–1 league win over Fiorentina;[5] in the process, she became the first 2006-born player to ever feature in the Italian top-flight.[1] On 29 September, she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut in a 4–1 victory over Sparta Prague in the second qualifying round.[6] On 14 January 2023, she scored her first goal for Roma in a 7–1 league victory away at Fiorentina.[7] During the 2022–23 season, the midfielder helped the Giallorosse win their first Serie A title,[8][9] while also contributing to the under-19 team's fourth consecutive national title.[10][11]

In May 2023, she extended her contract with the club until 2026.[12][13] In November of the same year, she received the Trofeo Promesa as the best young international talent at the third European Women's Football Gala in Barcelona, hosted by Mundo Deportivo.[9][13] Throughout the 2023–24 campaign, she contributed to the victory of a second consecutive league title,[14] as well as the Coppa Italia.[15]

On 14 August 2024, Kramžar joined fellow Serie A club Como on a season-long loan.[16][17]

International career

Kramžar has represented Slovenia at under-17 level.[1][3]

She won her first cap for the Slovenian senior national team on 12 November 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute in a friendly match against Kosovo: in the process, she scored on her debut, contributing to a 3–1 win for her side.[1][18]

Honours

Roma

Roma U19

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Ruszkai, Ameé (29 March 2023). "Zara Kramzar: Roma's 'unique' record-breaking teen earning comparisons to Christine Sinclair". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. ^ Peter (16 February 2022). "URADNO: Zara Kramžar je izbrala Ljubljano". Ženska liga (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Ricchiuti, Rita (14 August 2022). "La Roma femminile annuncia l'acquisto di Zara Kramzar". L Football (in Italian). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Zara Kramzar joins Roma Women". asroma.com. AS Roma. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  5. ^ Ricchiuti, Rita (24 September 2022). "Serie A Femminile: la Roma trionfa sulla Fiorentina ed è prima in classifica". L Football (in Italian). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  6. ^ Ricchiuti, Rita (29 September 2022). "Trionfo della Roma che conquista l'accesso alla fase a gironi della Champions League femminile". L Football (in Italian). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  7. ^ Cardinale, Miriana (14 January 2023). "La Roma Femminile segna sette gol alla Fiorentina e allunga in classifica". L Football (in Italian). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  8. ^ a b Schirru, Francesco (29 April 2023). "Roma femminile Campione d'Italia 2022/2023: primo storico Scudetto". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d Planas, Pablo (6 November 2023). "Zara Kramzar: "Messi y Cristiano eran mis referentes"". Mundo Deportivo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  10. ^ a b Ravasio, Elisa (14 May 2023). "La Roma Femminile Primavera è Campione d'Italia per la quarta volta: battuta la Juventus". L Football (in Italian). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  11. ^ a b "La Roma è campione d'Italia per la quarta volta consecutiva. Juventus punita da Pellegrino Cimò e Kajzba" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Zara Kramzar signs extension till 2026!". asroma.com. AS Roma. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  13. ^ a b c Ricchiuti, Rita (7 November 2023). "Zara Kramzar premiata con il "Trofeo Promesa" da Mundo Deportivo". L Football (in Italian). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  14. ^ a b Torrisi, Antonio (26 April 2024). "La Roma femminile è Campione d'Italia: decisiva la vittoria dell'Inter sulla Juventus". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  15. ^ a b "La Roma conquista la Coppa Italia Femminile". L Football (in Italian). 24 May 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  16. ^ "FOTO - Femminile, ufficiale: Kramzar si trasferisce al Como Women". Il Romanista (in Italian). 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  17. ^ Mattioli, Daniele (14 August 2024). "Il Como Women annuncia Astrid Gilardi, Berta Bou Salas, Mina Bergersen e Zara Kramzar". Women Football (in Italian). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Slovenke še tretjič boljše od Kosova" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2023.