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] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Heybridge Swifts | ||
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) |
2020–2021 | Weymouth | 2 | (0) |
2020 | → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2021 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 2 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Braintree Town | 10 | (1) |
2022–2023[4] | Beaconsfield Town[3] | 8 | (0) |
2023– | Heybridge Swifts | 39 | (2 [5]) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:41, 6 May 2024 (UTC) |
Myles Anderson (born 9 January 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Heybridge Swifts. Anderson has been at several clubs in his career, having played in Scotland, England and Italy.
Early and personal life
[edit]Born in Westminster,[6] Anderson is the son of football agent Jerome Anderson.[7]
Career
[edit]Anderson moved from his youth club of Leyton Orient to Aberdeen in January 2011.[8][9] He made his professional debut on 19 February 2011, in a Scottish Premier League match against Kilmarnock.[10] In March 2011, Anderson signed a pre-contract with Blackburn Rovers, effective from 1 July 2011.[7][11]
Anderson joined Aldershot Town on loan in August 2012.[12] He left Blackburn on 4 January 2013 after having his contract terminated by mutual consent.[13] He signed for Exeter City three days later.[14][15] Anderson's time at Exeter was also short, and on 20 August 2013, he signed for Italian club Monza.[16] After a season at Monza, Anderson joined Lega Pro side Pro Patria on loan in August 2014.[9] After six months on loan at Pro Patria, on 1 February 2015 he Anderson moved to Serie A side Chievo.[9] On 21 July 2015, Anderson returned to Lega Pro, leaving Chievo for L'Aquila.[17] On 29 January 2016, Anderson joined fellow Lega Pro side Lupa Castelli Romani on loan for the remainder of the season.[18] By the time he left Italy after three years in the country, Anderson considered himself fluent in the language.[19]
Anderson signed for Barrow in October 2016,[20] before moving to Torquay United in February 2017.[21][22] He signed a new contract with Torquay in June 2017.[23]
He signed on loan from Chester in November 2017.[24] After his contract with Torquay was mutual terminated on 5 February 2018,[25][26] he signed a permanent deal with Chester three days later.[27]
After leaving Chester, he signed for Hartlepool United in May 2018.[28] Anderson signed a new deal with Hartlepool in May 2019 with Pools boss Craig Hignett describing him as a "model professional".[29] Anderson signed for Aldershot Town on loan on 25 November 2019.[30] Anderson was released from his contract at the end of the 2019–20 season.[31]
On 31 August 2020, Anderson joined newly-promoted National League side Weymouth after leaving Hartlepool United.[32] He joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan on 30 October 2020.[33] He left Weymouth at the end of the 2020–21 season having made just 2 appearances.[34] Following a successful loan spell, Anderson joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on a permanent deal in July 2021.[35]
Following his departure from Hampton & Richmond,[36] Anderson joined Braintree Town ahead of their league tie against Hungerford Town, which eventually resulted in a 2–0 defeat for the Iron.[37]
In November 2022, Anderson signed for Beaconsfield Town, making his debut against Aylesbury Vale Dynamos.[38]
In March 2023, Anderson signed for Heybridge Swifts.[39]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 13 April 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aberdeen | 2010–11[40] | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Blackburn Rovers | 2011–12[10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012–13[41] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Aldershot Town (loan) | 2012–13[41] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Exeter City | 2012–13[41] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Monza | 2013–14[9] | Lega Pro 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2014–15[9] | Lega Pro - Group A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Pro Patria (loan) | 2014–15[9] | Lega Pro - Group A | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
Chievo | 2014–15[9] | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
L'Aquila | 2015–16[9] | Lega Pro - Group B | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Lupa Castelli Romani (loan) | 2015–16[9] | Lega Pro - Group C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Barrow | 2016–17[9] | National League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Torquay United | 2016–17[9] | National League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
2017–18[9] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
Chester (loan) | 2017–18[9] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Chester | 2017–18[9] | National League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
Hartlepool United | 2018–19[9] | National League | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 1 | 39 | 1 | |
2019–20[9] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 1 | ||
Aldershot Town (loan) | 2019–20[9] | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Weymouth | 2020–21[9] | National League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 2020–21[9] | National League South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Hampton & Richmond Borough | 2021–22[9] | National League South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Braintree Town | 2021–22[9] | National League South | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
2022–23[9] | National League South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
Beaconsfield Town | 2022–23 | Southern League Premier Division South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
Heybridge Swifts | 2022–23 | Isthmian League North Division | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
2023–24 | Isthmian League North Division | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 38 | 2 | ||
Total | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 44 | 3 | |||
Career total | 192 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 211 | 8 |
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