Sasha Alexander Aneff Medrano Rosso (born 26 June 1991 in Montevideo) is a former Uruguayan footballer.
Youth career
Sasha is a product of four times Uruguayan Primera División champions Defensor Sporting. He has represented the club in various age group before making his senior team debut in 2010.[1]
Club career
Aneff started his career playing for Defensor Sporting. He made his professional debut on 6 October 2010 against C.A. Cerro.
In 2012, he was loaned out to Bulgarian side Botev Vratsa.
On 25 November 2013, he signed a new contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga side NK Domžale.[2]
On 17 February 2015, he signed a six-month loan with Croatian side NK Osijek.[3]
On 31 March 2016 it was announced that Sasha has signed for Superettan side Syrianska FC.[4] After only 4 league games the club terminated his contracted on 30 May 2016.[5]
On 24 June 2016 it was announced that he has signed for NorthEast United in the Indian Super League.[citation needed] On his signing head coach Sergio Farias told,"Sasha is strong,good in the air and is always on hand to pounce in the box.It is important for the squad to have a balanced mix and he definitely has the attributes we are looking for."[6]
International career
He has been capped by the Uruguay national under-20 football team for the Suwon Cup.
Personal life
He is of Bulgarian descent as his grandfather and grandmother were born in Bulgaria, and married after they met in Montevideo.[7] His family also has Argentinian origins through his maternal family.[8] He also holds a Bulgarian passport.[9]
Honours
Club
Defensor Sporting
- Uruguayan Primera División: Runner-up (2): 2010–11, 2012–13
References
- ^ "Sasha Aneff: Kaj bi dal za res dober zrezek".
- ^ "Aneff novi član Domžal" [Aneff is a new Domzale member] (in Slovenian). snportal.si. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Sasha Aneff, prvi strijelac Domžala, pojačanje u napadu" [Sasha Aneff, top goalscorer for Domzale, strengthen our attack] (in Croatian). NK Osijek official website. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Två in och en ut i Syrianska | superettan.se". www.superettan.se. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Officiellt: Sasha Aneff lämnar Syrianska FC".
- ^ "ISL 2016: NorthEast United FC sign up Uruguay forward [Video]". International Business Times. 25 June 2016.
- ^ "La sangre búlgara como legado". El Observador (in Spanish). 22 November 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Sasha Aneff: Kaj bi dal za res dober zrezek".
- ^ "Urugvajac Sasha Aneff umjesto u Ljudskom završio u Gradskom vrtu".
External links
- PrvaLiga profile (in Slovene)
- Sasha Aneff at Soccerway
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