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{{Short description|Indian basketball player (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}

'''Aneesha Cleetus''' (born 11 October 1999)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=Aneesha Cleetus (India) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age {{!}} FIBA Basketball |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/249453-aneesha-cleetus |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=www.fiba.basketball |language=en}}</ref> is an Indian [[basketball]] player from [[Kerala]]. She plays for the [[India women's national basketball team]] as a center. She plays for Kerala and [[Kerala State Electricity Board]] teams in the domestic tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Basketball Women's Squad - KSEB |url=https://kseb.in/sbuarticledetail/eyJpdiI6IlI1cXhIRnJlQ1BnZVNEWHIzZUpaTXc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiTlliU2ZPN21zRDU2T2VMcHZ6Y1BYZz09IiwibWFjIjoiYzIyNjU3Nzk2ZjljMGVjMWJkNTJiZGI4MDY1NTAzN2I0ZWUxNjQzZTc3M2RiN2U3ZjEyMjE3NTQ4ZDcyN2UxMyIsInRhZyI6IiJ9/eyJpdiI6IkVZNkFtdEt6d1hGSkRQQ3BVOVE2d1E9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiZXM2VExPVzFFMFh1VS93YjlLQmZOdz09IiwibWFjIjoiZmE0MDIwN2VjMDAxZjhmZTIwM2FjNDNlNjI2MjIwOThiYjc2YTZlZjA2M2I2NGFkNGUwMWJjYmUwNTFjNjc0ZCIsInRhZyI6IiJ9 |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=kseb.in}}</ref>

== Early life and career ==
Cleetus is from [[Kottayam]], Kerala. In 2019, she made her senior India debut in FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Asian tournament.

In February 2025, she was part of the Indian team for the [[2025 SABA Women's Championship|3rd South Asian Basketball Association Women's Championship]] qualifiers at [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sreekala to lead Team India in SABA qualifiers, two other Keralites in squad |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2025/02/20/saba-qualifiers-three-kerala-basketball-players-india-squad-sreekala-captain.html |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=OnManorama.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pitts |first=Andre |date=23 February 2025 |title=Indian basketball team opens campaign with 113-32 win over Nepal |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/saba-women-championship-2025-basketball-india-vs-nepal-match-report |access-date=25 February 2025 |website=Olympics.com}}</ref> The Indian team played [[Maldives women's national football team results|Maldives]] and [[Nepal women's national football team|Nepal]] for a berth in the [[FIBA Women's Asia Cup|FIBA women's Asia Cup]] and she played both the matches, and the final against Maldives, at Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FIBA LiveStats India vs. Nepal |url=https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/FASIA/2624275/bs.html |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=geniussports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FIBA LiveStats India vs. Maldives |url=https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/FASIA/2624277/bs.html |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=geniussports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FIBA LiveStats - Final - India vs. Maldives |url=https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/FASIA/2624278/bs.html |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=geniussports.com}}</ref>

She was part of the Kerala team which bagged the silver medal at the [[National Games of India|National Games]] 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-30 |title=NATIONAL GAMES {{!}} Punjab men, Kerala women enter basketball semifinals |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/national-games-punjab-men-kerala-women-enter-basketball-semifinals/article69159784.ece |access-date=2025-02-25 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She also played the 74th Senior National Basketball Championship as part of the silver winning Kerala women team.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-12 |title=National Championships: Tamil Nadu men, Railway women retain National basketball titles |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/basketball/article69092554.ece |access-date=2025-02-25 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She is also part of the 3x3 games and is ranked 21 in India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FIBA.Basketball - 3x3 Cups, Aneesha Cleetus |url=https://fiba3x3.com/2024/asiacup/teams/84b05e8c-c661-4494-9ea7-067043fa5bfc/players/49fa0671-1ab1-4cce-9bc4-62e7ebff5073 |access-date=25 February 2025 |website=FIBA3x3.com}}</ref> She was selected to play the 7th FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup in March 2024 at Singapore.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-20 |title=Aneesha, Sreekala, Pranav from Kerala to attend FIBA Asia Cup |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/news/malayalis-to-attend-fiba-asia-cup-in-singapore-1.9421824 |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=English.Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref>

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== External links ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1999 births]]
[[Category:Indian women's basketball players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Kerala]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Kerala]]
[[Category:Malayali people]]
[[Category:People from Kottayam]]

Aneesha Cleetus - Revision history

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