Ivan Saponjic

Ivan Saponjic (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Шапоњић; born 2 August 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Atletico Madrid.

At international level, Saponjic won the gold medal for Serbia at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, scoring two goals in the process.

Club Career

Partizan

Born in Nova Varos, Saponjic started playing football at local clubs Zlatar Nova Varos and Sloboda Uzice before joining the youth academy of Partizan. He made his senior debut for the club in a league game on 30 November 2013, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute in a 2–0 home win over Spartak Subotica. He eventually failed to make any other competitive appearance in the 2013–14 season.

On 30 May 2014, he signed his first professional contract with Partizan, penning a three-year deal. He scored his first competitive goal for the team 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, he scored his first league goal in a 3–1 away win over OFK Beograd.

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