Aleksa Šaponjić
Aleksa Šaponjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Алекса Шапоњић, born June 4, 1992), 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.
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Born | June 4, 1992 28) Belgrade, Serbia | (age
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.[1]
References
- Tim Hartog (29 January 2012). "Serbia 2012 European champions". Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2012.