Ivan Šaponjić is a Serbian striker who came through Partizan's academy, making his senior debut in November 2013 and scoring 11 goals in 42 appearances for the club. On 12 January 2016 he signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with Benfica and was assigned to the reserve team, and in 2018/19 he scored 6 goals in 28 LigaPro matches for Benfica B. He joined Atlético Madrid on 11 July 2019 for around 500,000 euros.