Eduardo Colcenti Antunes (born 24 February 1992), known as Eduardo Sasha or simply Sasha, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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. He made his professional debut for

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in 2010, and has won the

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four times for the club. He spent 18 months on loan at

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, where he won the

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and the

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. In 2018 he moved to

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. In 2020, Sasha joined

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, winning the

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and the

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in 2021, among other titles.

Career

Internacional

Born in

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; due to his style of hair in his youth, and his brother already being nicknamed after Brazilian presenter

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, he earned the sobriquet Sasha after her daughter

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. He began his career at hometown team

. On 10 September 2010, aged 18, he signed his first contract for a length of five years, with a release clause set at

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40 million ( R$ 87 million). Two days later, he made his debut in a goalless home draw against

in that year's

, as a 62nd-minute substitute for Giuliano. He made one more appearance off the bench over the season, and was included in Inter's squad for the

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in the United Arab Emirates, but did not take to the field as his team came third. On 19 March 2011, he made his

debut by replacing

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for the final six minutes of a goalless draw against

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at Beira-Rio, his sole appearance of a season which his team ended as champions. He made two appearances the following season, including a first senior start on 26 January in a 1–2 home loss to Cerâmica.

Loan to Goiás

On 10 May 2012, Sasha was loaned to Goiás for the upcoming Série B

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; he was the team's 17th signing of the year and the fifth from Internacional, including his youth team strike partner

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. He made seven substitute appearances as his team won the championship. On 23 January 2013, as a half-time replacement for

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in the second game of that year's

, he scored his first senior goal to give the ''Esmeraldino'' the lead in an eventual 3–1 win at Grêmio Anápolis. He totalled three goals in 21 appearances as his team won the state title, one coming in a 4–1 win (5–3 aggregate) at Aparecidense in the semi-finals on 5 May. Later in the year, Sasha's four goals in 16 games helped Goiás to sixth place in the edition of the national league; his first such strike came on 18 September as a substitute for Renan Oliveira in a 2–2 draw at

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. He totalled another three goals in eight games in the

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, including one in the semi-final defeat to

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Return to Internacional

Sasha scored twice in seven games as the ''Colorado'' won the

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; his first goal for them came on 29 January in a 2–1 home win over São Paulo-RS, three minutes after replacing Valdívia at the Estádio Francisco Stédile. He got another four in 12 games in the ensuing Série A, including two in a 4–2 home win over Coritiba on 28 September. Internacional won another state championship the following year, with Sasha's contributions including a brace on 4 February in a 4–4 home draw against São José on 4 February 2015. He also got his first goals in continental competition, recording a goal in each game against

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in the

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of that year's

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. Sasha was the team's top scorer with six goals in 15 games as Inter won a sixth consecutive state title in

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; he opened the 3–0 home win over Juventude in the second leg of the final (4–0 aggregate). On the celebration, he grabbed the corner flag and started dancing a

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ball, eluding fierce rivals Grêmio's 15-year title drought; his dance later prompted to offensive replies by Luan on the

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and the

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Finals, both won by Grêmio. Sasha was a regular starter for Inter during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation for the first time in history. In the following year's promotion season, he also struggled with recurrent

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injuries.

Santos

On 9 January 2018, Sasha joined

on loan until December, with a buyout clause. He made his debut for the club on 22 January, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0

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home loss against

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. Sasha scored his first goal for ''Peixe'' on 25 January 2018, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 away defeat of Ponte Preta. On 15 March, he scored a brace in a 3–1 home win against

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, being also named

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. On 19 April 2018, Sasha signed a permanent contract until 2022, with Zeca moving in the opposite direction. He started the 2019 campaign out of the first-team plans under new manager

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, but subsequently established himself as a regular. On 20 July 2020, Sasha filed a legal action against Santos, alleging unpaid wages, and was declared a

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eleven days later; the following day, however, the judge himself revoked the decision after being deemed suspect to judge the case.

Atlético Mineiro

On 17 August 2020, Sasha joined

on a four-year contract for a €1.5 million fee.

Red Bull Bragantino

On 31 March 2023, Sasha joined

on a deal running until December 2025.

Style of play

Upon giving him his first professional contract, Internacional manager

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said of Sasha:

He is a boy who I have seen distinguishing himself in the reserves, a player with speed. Therefore, he's being added to the squad. He has speed, movement. We hope that, with calmness, with normal conditions, to give him the chance to mature. We have to be calm

Career statistics

Honours

;Internacional *

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

;Goiás *

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

;Atlético Mineiro *

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

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References

External links

Profile on Internacional Official website
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sasha, Eduardo 1992 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from Porto Alegre Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players SC Internacional players Goiás Esporte Clube players Santos FC players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Red Bull Bragantino players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen