Pauline Crammer
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Pauline Crammer is a French football player currently playing for Hénin-Beaumont
of the Division 1 Féminine. Crammer plays as a striker
.
of Cucq
just off the coast of the English Channel
and began her career at nearby club FCF Hénin-Beaumont
. She remained in the club's youth system until the 2006–07 season, when, despite being only 15 years old, was promoted to the senior team. Despite her age, she performed well scoring 12 goals in 20 matches. The 2007–08 season saw a decrease in playing time and goals scored as Crammer only appeared in 16 matches and scored three goals. Crammer quickly returned to form the following season scoring 14 goals off of 18 appearances. Her spectacular play saw Hénin-Beaumont finish in 5th position.
Crammer got off to a fast start for the 2009–10 season
scoring four goals in her first seven league matches including a brace in her club's shocking 3–1 upset of powerhouse Lyon
. Her quick start placed her among the top goalscorers for the season.
and the inaugural 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
, where France were eliminated in the group stage. In the final group stage match against Paraguay
, Crammer became the first woman to score a hat trick
in the tournament's history. With the under-19s, Crammer played in the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
where France reached the semi-finals before bowing out to Sweden
in extra time.
FCF Hénin-Beaumont
Football Club Féminin Hénin-Beaumont is a French football club based in Hénin-Beaumont. The club was founded on 12 May 1972 and currently play in the Division 1 Féminine having finished 7th in the 2009–10 season. In 2010, Hénin-Beaumont moved to the Stade Octave Birembaut, 3,000 capacity stadium in...
of the Division 1 Féminine. Crammer plays as a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
.
Career
Crammer was born in the communeCommunes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of Cucq
Cucq
Cucq is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:...
just off the coast of the English Channel
English Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
and began her career at nearby club FCF Hénin-Beaumont
FCF Hénin-Beaumont
Football Club Féminin Hénin-Beaumont is a French football club based in Hénin-Beaumont. The club was founded on 12 May 1972 and currently play in the Division 1 Féminine having finished 7th in the 2009–10 season. In 2010, Hénin-Beaumont moved to the Stade Octave Birembaut, 3,000 capacity stadium in...
. She remained in the club's youth system until the 2006–07 season, when, despite being only 15 years old, was promoted to the senior team. Despite her age, she performed well scoring 12 goals in 20 matches. The 2007–08 season saw a decrease in playing time and goals scored as Crammer only appeared in 16 matches and scored three goals. Crammer quickly returned to form the following season scoring 14 goals off of 18 appearances. Her spectacular play saw Hénin-Beaumont finish in 5th position.
Crammer got off to a fast start for the 2009–10 season
2009–10 French women's football championship
The 2009–10 Division 1 Féminine was the 35th edition of the women's league since its re-establishment by the French Football Federation. The league began on 27 September 2009 and ended on 13 June 2010. Olympique Lyonnais were the defending champions....
scoring four goals in her first seven league matches including a brace in her club's shocking 3–1 upset of powerhouse Lyon
Olympique Lyonnais (ladies)
Olympique Lyonnais Féminin is a French women's football club based in Lyon. The club has been the female section of Olympique Lyonnais since 2004. Lyon currently play in the Division 1 Féminine and are the defending champions having won the league for five straight seasons.The club was formed as...
. Her quick start placed her among the top goalscorers for the season.
International career
Crammer has been active with the women's section of the national team. She has earned caps with the women's under-17, under-18, and under-19 teams. With the under-17 team, she participated in both the 2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 ChampionshipUEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
The UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship is a European championship football tournament, organized by UEFA, for national teams of women under age seventeen. The tournament was first conducted in 2008. It is also a FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying competition...
and the inaugural 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
-Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:---------------------Knockout stage:All times local -Quarterfinals:-----------------Semifinals:---------3rd Place Playoff:----...
, where France were eliminated in the group stage. In the final group stage match against Paraguay
Paraguay women's national football team
The Paraguay women's national football team represents Paraguay in international women's football.-World Cup record:-Olympic Games record:*1996 to 2008: Did not qualify-Panamerican Games record:*Winnipeg 99: Did not enter...
, Crammer became the first woman to score a hat trick
Hat Trick
Hat trick, hat-trick or hattrick may refer to:* hat-trick — in various sports, achieving three goals, wickets, etc. in a single match* Hattrick — online football management game** Hattrick Limited — producers of this game...
in the tournament's history. With the under-19s, Crammer played in the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
-Semifinals:---------Final:-Goalscorers:5 goals Sofia Jakobsson4 goals Toni Duggan Solène Barbance3 goals Jordan Nobbs Dzsenifer Marozsan2 goals* Isobel Christiansen* Jade Moore* Jessica Wich* Ana Maria Crnogorcevic1 goal...
where France reached the semi-finals before bowing out to Sweden
Sweden women's national football team
Sweden women's national football team are a football team officially representing Sweden in women's football. They won the unofficial European Championships in 1984, a success the team has not managed to repeat, it has however won one World Cup-silver as well as three European Cup-silvers...
in extra time.