Aleksandar Aranitović ( sr-cyr, Александар Аранитовић, born 24 January 1998) is a Serbian professional

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for

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of the Croatian League and the

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. Standing at , he plays at the

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position. His older brother

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is also a professional basketball player.

Professional career

Aranitović played in youth categories with

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in B ...

. He made his debut with Zvezda's first team during the 2015 Serbian SuperLeague season. On July 16, 2015, Crvena zvezda loaned him to Mega Leks for the 2015–16 season. On January 25, 2016, he signed his first professional contract with Crvena zvezda until 2020. While playing with Mega Leks, he got injured in early February 2016, and later missed the rest of the 2015–16 season. In December 2016, he renewed his injury and later missed the whole 2016–17 season. On August 9, 2017, Aranitović signed a three-year contract with

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

. Partizan parted ways with him in December 2019. In January 2020, Aranitović signed for ADA Blois of the French

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. On September 30, 2020, Aranitović signed a try-out contract with

Heroes Den Bosch Heroes Den Bosch is a Dutch professional basketball club based in 's-Hertogenbosch. The club plays in the BNXT League since 2021 and in the top basketball division in the Netherlands since 1972. Founded as EBBC in 1951, the club had several spons ...

. In January 2021, Aranitović signed with Mladost Zemun. On September 27, 2022, Aranitović signed a contract with

of the Croatian League.

National team career

With Serbia's junior national team, Aranitović won the silver medal at the

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and the bronze medal at the

2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship The 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (Arabic: بطولة العالم لكرة السلة 2014 تحت 17 سنة ) was the 3rd edition of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship cont ...

. He also played at the

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2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 32nd edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, which was held in Volos, Greece, from 23 July to 2 August 2015. Participating teams * * * * (3rd ...

and the

2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship The 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19 2015) was the 12th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by th ...

References

External links

Aleksandar Aranitović
at aba-liga.com
Aleksandar Aranitović
at eurobasket.com

at fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Aranitovic, Aleksandar 1998 births Living people ABA League players ADA Blois Basket 41 players Basketball players from Belgrade Basketball League of Serbia players BC Dzūkija players KK Cibona players KK Crvena zvezda players KK Mega Basket players KK Partizan players Heroes Den Bosch players Serbian expatriate basketball people in Croatia Serbian expatriate basketball people in France Serbian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania Serbian expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands Serbian men's basketball players Shooting guards