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

• Serie A: 2022–23,^[8][9] 2023–24^[14]
• Coppa Italia: 2023–24^[15]

Roma U19

• Campionato Primavera Femminile: 2022–23^[10][11]

Individual

• Trofeo Promesa: 2023^[9][13]

References

1. 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. 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. Schirru, Francesco (29 April 2023). "Roma femminile Campione d'Italia 2022/2023: primo storico Scudetto". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
9. Planas, Pablo (6 November 2023). "Zara Kramzar: "Messi y Cristiano eran mis referentes"". Mundo Deportivo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
10. 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. "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. Ricchiuti, Rita (7 November 2023). "Zara Kramzar premiata con il "Trofeo Promesa" da Mundo Deportivo". L Football (in Italian). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
14. 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. "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.

External links

• Zara Kramžar at Soccerway.com
• Zara Kramžar at WorldFootball.net
• Zara Kramžar at FBref.com
• National team profile at Football Association of Slovenia (in Slovene)