She Kicks Back: Anastasia Shcherbachenia (Belarus)

When not riding bikes, skating or travelling the world, Belarus international striker Anastasia Shcherbachenia likes scoring crucial goals to win mixed tournaments and dreaming of playing abroad in the future.

1 Name: Anastasia Shcherbachenia

2 Age (DOB): 25. 09/01/1990

3 Team: Bobruichanka Bobruisk

Pictured: On the ball for the twelve-time Belarus Premier League champions

4 Position? Striker / winger

5 Team Supporter / Fave Player? Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund / Alex Morgan, Selina Wagner, Anouk Hoogendijk

6 Occupation / or what are you studying? I play full-time for my club.

7 Are there other footballers in your family? My husband plays in an Amateur team called Kharkiv Uni.

8 Favourite game(s) played in by you? Champions League games for Zorka-BDU against Roa (Norway), also scoring two goals with my husband on the same side [Kharkiv Uni], to win the Amateur Division 1 Championship for mixed teams.

9 Your best attribute as a player? Speed, transmission and impact.

Pictured: Centre with Belarus in the Netherlands.

10 What are your ambitions in football? For my national team to get into the finals of the European championship, and my club in the Champions League Final.

11 Who has been the biggest influence in your footballing career? A friend who in his spare time helped me to play football. He was taught to play in the past when he was employed in the game.

12 What is the best thing about playing for your team? My team is my guide in the world

Pictured: At a national training camp.

13 If you got to design your team’s kit, what would it look like? No matter what the colours.

14 Do you listen to music to get you motivated, or while you train? Omar, Bruno Mars.

15 Who, that plays for your team, should we know more about? Anastasia Shuppo, she is the youngest player in our team. I think she has a great future. Also in the national team there is Lisa Sergeychik, a talented young girl.

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