Ivan Šaponjić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Šaponjić | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Nova Varoš, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Partizan | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zlatar Nova Varoš | |||
| Sloboda Užice | |||
| Partizan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Partizan | 15 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Serbia U17[1] | 6 | (5) |
| 2014– | Serbia U19[1] | 5 | (3) |
| 2015– | Serbia U20 | 7 | (2) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2015 | |||
Ivan Šaponjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Шапоњић; born 2 August 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Partizan.
Club career
Šaponjić made his first football steps at local clubs Zlatar Nova Varoš and Sloboda Užice, before joining the youth academy of Partizan. He made his senior debut for the club in a SuperLiga game on 30 November 2013, coming on as a 76th minute substitute in a 2–0 home win against Spartak Subotica.[2]
On 30 May 2014, Šaponjić signed his first professional contract with Partizan, penning a three-year deal.[3] He scored his first competitive goal for the club in a 2–0 away victory over Jagodina in the second leg of the Serbian Cup semi-final on 8 April 2015. Five days later, on 13 April 2015, Šaponjić scored his first league goal in a 3–1 away win over OFK Beograd.
International career
Internationally, Šaponjić represented his homeland at various youth levels. He was the team's joint top scorer (alongside Luka Jović) with five goals in their unsuccessful qualification campaign for the 2014 UEFA Under-17 Championship.[4] With three goals, Šaponjić was the team's joint top scorer (again with Jović) in their unsuccessful qualification campaign for the 2015 UEFA Under-19 Championship.
Šaponjić was included in the 21-man squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He scored an injury time equalizer against Hungary in the round of 16 on 10 June 2015. Serbia eventually won the game 2–1 after extra time.[5]
Statistics
- As of 10 June 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Partizan | 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |
| Total | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | |
Honours
Club
- Partizan
International
- Serbia
Notes and references
- ^ a b Only official UEFA matches included
- ^ "Partizan – Spartak 2:0 (0:0)" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Šaponjić potpisao profesionalni ugovor" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ "Germany hold Serbia to return to finals". uefa.com. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Sub Saponjic is Serbia's saviour". fifa.com. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
External links
- Soccerway profile
- Ivan Šaponjić – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ivan Šaponjić – UEFA competition record (archive)