Nikola Jakšić Explained

Nikola Jakšić
Nationality:	Serbian
Birth Date:	17 January 1997
Birth Place:	Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height:	1.96 m
Weight:	105 kg
Currentclub:	VK Radnički Kragujevac
Position:	Centre-back
Years1:	2013–2017
Clubs1:	Partizan
Years2:	2017–2021
Clubs2:	Ferencvárosi
Years3:	2021–2024
Clubs3:	VK Novi Beograd
Years4:	2024–present
Clubs4:	VK Radnički Kragujevac
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Nikola Jakšić (Serbian: Никола Јакшић; born 17 January 1997) is a Serbian water polo player for VK Novi Beograd.^[1] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Serbia men's national water polo team in the men's event. He is 196cm (77inches) tall and is one of the top defenders in the world.

Honours

2017–18, 2018–19

2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21

VK Novi Beograd

Member of the World Teamby totalwaterpolo: 2021,^[2] 2023
Sportsman of the Year of the JSD Partizan: 2015, 2016
Young Athlete of The Year by the Serbian Olympic Committee: 2016
Serbian Championship Defender of the Year: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2022–23
Hungarian Championship Defender of the Year: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
Adriatic League Defender of the Year: 2021–22
LEN Champions League Defender of the Year: 2020–21