Maja Ognjenović (Serbian Cyrillic: Маја Огњеновић; born 6 August 1984) is a Serbian professional volleyball player of the Serbia women's national volleyball team and a two-time Olympic medalist. She is a five-time Olympian at the setter position. Ognjenović won gold with the national team at the 2018 World Championship, and the 2011/2019 edition of the European Championship, silver at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, and bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
Ognjenović has won a total of 17 podiums from major world-level or continental-level competitions (Olympic Games, World Championship and European Championship) with the women’s national team, six gold, five silver and six bronze medals. She also has a successful club career, having played in some of the world's most competitive leagues such as Italy, Turkey, Russia, Poland and more.
In 2020, Ognjenović was included in the list of #roster100 by FIVB as one of the 100 most influential volleyball players between 2010 and 2020.“I’m happy to have had the opportunity to play in Serbian volleyball and in world volleyball during the last decade and I hope to have the opportunity to play a little more during the new decade. Because I have plans. I feel really good on the court and I have more to give to volleyball.”
On 1 September 2021, Ognjenović marked an important milestone of her career as she became the first Serbian woman to join the Serbian 300+ caps club after having played 300 matches with the national team. The Serbian setter and captain was honored by receiving a framed version of her jersey with the number 300.“It is a big motivation for me to have played 300 matches with the national team for the past 16 or 17 years. Actually, I didn’t know that today is the day of my 300th match. It is a big privilege to be a member of the Serbian 300+ club and I think I am the first woman to have reached this mark. It was very emotional when I received the shirt with the number 300, but most of all I am happy about tonight’s victory.”
2002: Joining the Serbian National Team
Ognjenović joined the Serbian women’s national team in 2002.
2006: Won the bronze medal at the 2006 World Championship
She started all matches of the 2006 FIVB World Championship held in Japan; the Serbian national team went on to win the bronze medal.
2007: Won the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship
In 2007, Ognjenović won the silver medal and the Best Setter award at the 2007 European Championship.
2009–2011: Three-time back-to-back European League champions
Ognjenović was part of the Serbian squad that won the gold medal during the 2009 European League. She took part in the 2009 Summer Universiade with the national team the following month and won the silver medal.
She went on to win back-to-back gold medal at the 2010 European League with the national team. She was also named the Best Setter of the tournament.
Ognjenović was named in the roster for the 2011 European League. Serbia won the gold medal for the third year in a row. She was awarded tournament’s Best Setter for the 2nd year running.
2011: Won the gold medal at the 2011 European Championship
At the final match against Germany, Serbia was able to get the title of the 2011 European Championship in front of its home crowd, ending the match and the tournament with a 3–2 score. Ognjenović was awarded Best Setter of the tournament.
2012: Won the bronze medal at the 2012 European League
Ognjenović won the bronze medal with the Serbian squad at the 2012 European League. She was named Best Setter for the third year in a row.