Eduardo Sasha

Internacional

Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul; due to his style of hair in his youth, and his brother already being nicknamed after Brazilian presenter Xuxa, he earned the sobriquet Sasha after her daughter Sasha Meneghel. He began his career at hometown team Internacional. On 10 September 2010, aged 18, he signed his first contract for a length of five years, with a release clause set at €40 million (R$ 87 million). Two days later, he made his debut in a goalless home draw against Goiás in that year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 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 2010 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, but did not take to the field as his team came third. On 19 March 2011, he made his Campeonato Gaúcho debut by replacing Daniel for the final six minutes of a goalless draw against Novo Hamburgo 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 season; he was the team's 17th signing of the year and the fifth from Internacional, including his youth team strike partner Ricardo Goulart. He made seven substitute appearances as his team won the championship. On 23 January 2013, as a half-time…

Upon giving him his first professional contract, Internacional manager Celso Roth 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

As of 28 March 2024

Internacional Campeonato Gaúcho: 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 Goiás Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2012 Campeonato Goiano: 2013 Atlético Mineiro Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2021 Copa do Brasil: 2021 Campeonato Mineiro: 2020, 2021, 2022 Supercopa do Brasil: 2022