Aleksa Ukropina
Montenegrin water polo player
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Aleksa Ukropina (Serbian Cyrillic: Алекса Укропина; born 28 September 1998) is a Montenegrin water polo player. Aleksa started playing water polo at PVK Jadran, and he is a member of a first squad since 2013. Aleksa is playing for PVK Jadran in competitions like Montenegrin First League of Water Polo, Montenegrin Water Polo Cup, LEN Champions League, Adriatic water polo league.
Aleksa in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Montenegrin |
| Born | 28 September 1998 |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Montenegro |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Club | PVK Jadran 2013 – 2018
Orvosegyetem SC 2018 – 2020 VK Radnički Kragujevac 2020 – |
Aleksa also plays for a senior Montenegro men's national water polo team. He played at 2015 World Aquatics Championships[1] in Kazan and won a 5-th place, 2017 World Aquatics Championships[2] in Budapest and won 5-th place.
In July 2024, Ukropina was issued with a two-year ban backdated to February 2024 for an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for fenoterol.[3]
Teams
Trophies with clubs
Season 2013–2014 – Montenegrin First League of Water Polo – Champions, Montenegrin Water Polo Cup – Champions
Season 2014–2015 – Montenegrin First League of Water Polo – Champions, Montenegrin Water Polo Cup – Champions
Season 2015–2016 – Montenegrin First League of Water Polo – Champions, Montenegrin Water Polo Cup – Champions
Season 2016–2017 – Montenegrin First League of Water Polo – Champions, Montenegrin Water Polo Cup – Champions
Season 2017–2018 – Montenegrin First League of Water Polo – Champions, Montenegrin Water Polo Cup – Champions