Nikola Jakšić

Nikola Jakšić (Никола Јакшић; born 17 January 1997) is a Serbian water polo player for VK Novi Beograd. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Serbia men's national water polo team in the men's event. He is 196 cm tall and is one of the top defenders in the world.

Club

 * VK Partizan
 * Serbian Championship: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
 * Serbian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17

VK Novi Beograd
 * Ferencváros
 * LEN Champions League: 2018–19 ;runner-up: 2020–21
 * LEN Euro Cup: 2017–18
 * LEN Super Cup: 2018, 2019
 * Hungarian Championship: 2017–18, 2018–19
 * Hungarian Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
 * Hungarian Super Cup: 2018
 * LEN Champions League runners-up: 2021–22, 2022–23
 * Adriatic League: 2021–22, 2023–24
 * Serbian Championship: 2021–22, 2022–23
 * Serbian Cup: 2023–24

Awards

 * Member of the World Teamby totalwaterpolo: 2021, 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