17 Facts About Christoph Kramer

Christoph Kramer was born on 19 February 1991 and is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Christoph Kramer played for Bundesliga club Borussia Monchengladbach from 2013 to 2024.

Christoph Kramer then spent two seasons on loan at second-tier VfL Bochum, and a further two at Borussia Monchengladbach.

Christoph Kramer made his full international debut for the Germany national team on 13 May 2014, and later that year was part of the German squad which won the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Christoph Kramer joined local club BV Graefrath in 1995 before being snapped up by Bayer Leverkusen at age eight.

Christoph Kramer gained promotion to the senior squad in 2011 and was immediately loaned out to 2.

On 22 December 2014, Leverkusen announced Christoph Kramer would be returning to Leverkusen from his loan spell at Gladbach in summer 2015 as planned and that his contract had been extended by two further years until 30 June 2019.

On 8 June 2016, Christoph Kramer returned to Borussia Monchengladbach, signing a five-year deal with the club.

Shortly before the end of his first Bundesliga season, Christoph Kramer was first invited on 8 May,2014 to the Germany senior team, when he was nominated as part of a so-called "perspective squad" for the preparation match for the 2014 World Cup in the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg against Poland, as many players could not join because they still had to play for their clubs.

Christoph Kramer made his first appearance of the tournament in Germany's round of 16 match against Algeria as a 109th-minute substitute for Bastian Schweinsteiger.

Christoph Kramer started the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final, due to an injury to Sami Khedira minutes before kick off.

Christoph Kramer was forced to leave the game in the first half after taking a hit to the head, and Andre Schurrle came on to replace him.

Referee Nicola Rizzoli admitted that 14 minutes after the collision, Christoph Kramer came to him, asking if the match was the final.

Towards the end of his international career, Christoph Kramer was a part of a collaboration between the German Football Association and The LEGO Group, who in May 2016 released a Europe-exclusive collectible minifigure series, with Christoph Kramer featured as the fourteenth of sixteen minifigures in the collection.

Christoph Kramer went to school at Grundschule Meigen in Solingen from 1997 to 2001.

Christoph Kramer continued secondary education at August-Dicke-Schule and finished his Abitur examination in 2010, with a grade of 3.6.

Christoph Kramer was the first Solingen citizen to have played for the Germany national team at a World Cup when he participated in the 2014 World Cup.