Myles Anderson
Myles Anderson (born 9 January 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender. Anderson has been at several clubs in his career, having played in Scotland, England and Italy.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Myles Anderson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 January 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Westminster, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | Leyton Orient | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | Aberdeen | 1 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
2012 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2013 | Exeter City | 1 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Monza | 8 | (0) |
2014 | → Pro Patria (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2015 | Chievo | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | L'Aquila | 9 | (0) |
2016 | → Lupa Castelli Romani (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Barrow | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Torquay United | 23 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Chester (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2018 | Chester | 12 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Hartlepool United | 40 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:58, 5 July 2020 (UTC) |
Early and personal life
Born in Westminster,[3] Anderson is the son of football agent Jerome Anderson.[4]
Career
Anderson moved from his youth club of Leyton Orient to Aberdeen in January 2011.[5][6] He made his professional debut on 19 February 2011, in a Scottish Premier League match against Kilmarnock.[7] In March 2011, Anderson signed a pre-contract with Blackburn Rovers, effective from 1 July 2011.[4][8]
Anderson joined Aldershot Town on loan in August 2012.[9] He left Blackburn on 4 January 2013 after having his contract terminated by mutual consent.[10] He signed for Exeter City three days later.[11][12] Anderson's time at Exeter was also short, and on 20 August 2013, he signed for Italian club Monza.[13] After a season at Monza, Anderson joined Lega Pro side Pro Patria on loan in August 2014.[6] After six months on loan at Pro Patria, on 1 February 2015 he Anderson moved to Serie A side Chievo.[6] On 21 July 2015, Anderson returned to Lega Pro, leaving Chievo for L'Aquila.[14] On 29 January 2016, Anderson joined fellow Lega Pro side Lupa Castelli Romani on loan for the remainder of the season.[15] By the time he left Italy after three years in the country, Anderson considered himself fluent in the language.[16]
Anderson signed for Barrow in October 2016,[17] before moving to Torquay United in February 2017.[18][19] He signed a new contract with Torquay in June 2017.[20]
He signed on loan from Chester in November 2017.[21] After his contract with Torquay was mutual terminated on 5 February 2018,[22][23] he signed a permanent deal with Chester three days later.[24]
After leaving Chester, he signed for Hartlepool United in May 2018.[25] Anderson signed a new deal with Hartlepool in May 2019 with Pools boss Craig Hignett describing him as a "model professional".[26] Anderson signed for Aldershot Town on loan on 25 November 2019.[27] Anderson was released from his contract at the end of the 2019–20 season. [28]
Career statistics
- As of 18 January 2020
- Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy.
- Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
References
- "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 61. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- "Myles Anderson". Hartlepool United F.C. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 429. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- Andy Cryer (22 March 2011). "Anderson has signed pre contract deal for Rovers". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- "Aberdeen land defender Myles Anderson". BBC Sport. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- Myles Anderson at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- "Games played by Myles Anderson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- "Aberdeen land defender Myles Anderson". BBC Sport. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- "Blackburn's Myles Anderson joins Aldershot Town on loan". BBC Sport. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- "Myles Anderson has Blackburn contract terminated by mutual consent". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- "Anderson completes City move". Exeter City F.C. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- "Exeter City: Myles Anderson joins Grecians after leaving Blackburn". BBC Sport. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- "Exeter City defender Myles Anderson departs for Italian adventure". Western Morning News. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- "Acquistato a titolo definitivo il giocatore inglese Myles Anderson" (in Italian). L'Aquila Calcio. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- "UFFICIALE: Arrivano Anderson e Djiby" (in Italian). A.S. Lupa Castelli Romani. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- Cam (10 June 2018). "An insight into Italian football with former Chievo defender Myles Anderson".
- "Coxy Lands Ex Italian Centre Back". Barrow A.F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- Patrick Tinkler (9 February 2017). "Anderson Makes It Two". Torquay United F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- "Torquay United sign Myles Anderson from Barrow and Ruairi Keating". BBC Sport. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- "Myles Anderson: Torquay United defender signs new contract". BBC Sport. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- Wheelock, Paul (17 November 2017). "Chester FC sign defender Myles Anderson from Torquay United". chesterchronicle.
- Thomas, Dave (5 February 2018). "Anderson leaves Gulls as contract is cancelled by mutual consent". devonlive.
- "Myles Anderson: Defender leaves Torquay United after cancelling contract". BBC Sport. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- Myles Anderson completes move to Chester FC for rest of season with help of sponsor‚ chesterchronicle.co.uk, 8 February 2018
- "Matthew Bates seals in-demand defender as his first Hartlepool signing". www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk.
- https://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/news/2019/may/220519-hignett-anderson-is-model-professional/
- "New Signing: Shots Sign Anderson". www.theshots.co.uk.
- "Hartlepool United retained list". 18 May 2020.
- "Games played by Myles Anderson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- "Games played by Myles Anderson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2016.