Aleksa Šaponjić

Aleksa Šaponjić

File:Adam Scholefield & Aleksa Šaponjić.jpg Adam Scholefield and Aleksa Šaponjić
Personal information
Born	June 4, 1992 (1992-06-04) (age 32) Belgrade, Serbia
Medal record Men's Water Polo Representing Serbia Olympic Games 2012 London Team Competition European Championship 2012 Eindhoven Team Competition FINA World League 2013 Chelyabinsk Team Competition Universiade 2011 Shenzhen Team Competition

Aleksa Šaponjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Алекса Шапоњић, born June 4, 1992 in Belgrade, Serbia), is a Serbian water polo player, and a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team. His first notable competition with his national team was the 2012 European Championship in Eindhoven, the outcome was a win. He currently attends the University of California, Berkeley and plays for the CA Golden Bears water polo team.

Club career

Clubs he played for

• 2011–____ CA Golden Bears

National career

2012 Eindhoven

On January 21 in the fourth match of the European Championship, Šaponjić scored his first goal ever for his national team in professional competition match. It was in a routine victory against Romania 14–5. On 27 January Šaponjić scored a goal in a semifinal 12–8 victory over Italy. On 29 January, Šaponjić won the European Championship with his national team beating in the final Montenegro by 9–8. This was his first medal with the national team.

External links

• Aleksa Šaponjić