Sasha Aneff

Sasha Aneff

Personal information
Full name	Sasha Alexander Aneff Medrano Rosso
Date of birth	(1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2003–2009	Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Defensor Sporting	5	(0)
2011–2012	→ Racing (loan)	3	(0)
2012	→ Botev Vratsa (loan)	5	(0)
2013–2015	Domžale	32	(9)
2015	→ Osijek (loan)	8	(2)
2016	Syrianska FC	4	(0)
2016–2017	NorthEast United	1	(0)
International career
2010–2011	Uruguay U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2017

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

1. "Sasha Aneff: Kaj bi dal za res dober zrezek".
2. "Aneff novi član Domžal" [Aneff is a new Domzale member] (in Slovenian). snportal.si. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
3. "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.
4. "Två in och en ut i Syrianska | superettan.se". www.superettan.se. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
5. "Officiellt: Sasha Aneff lämnar Syrianska FC".
6. "ISL 2016: NorthEast United FC sign up Uruguay forward [Video]". International Business Times. 25 June 2016.
7. "La sangre búlgara como legado". El Observador (in Spanish). 22 November 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
8. "Sasha Aneff: Kaj bi dal za res dober zrezek".
9. "Urugvajac Sasha Aneff umjesto u Ljudskom završio u Gradskom vrtu".

External links

• PrvaLiga profile (in Slovene)
• Sasha Aneff at Soccerway