Bruce Anderson (footballer, born 1998)

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Bruce Anderson
Personal information
Full name Bruce Anderson [1]
Date of birth (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Banff, Scotland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Livingston
Number 9
Youth career
2003–2011 Dyce Boys Club
2011–2017 Aberdeen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Aberdeen 31 (3)
2017–2018 → Elgin City (loan) 14 (6)
2019 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 14 (5)
2020–2021 → Ayr United (loan) 9 (0)
2021 → Hamilton Academical (loan) 13 (2)
2021– Livingston 86 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:56, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Bruce Anderson (born 23 September 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Livingston. He previously played for Aberdeen, where he came through the ranks from the age of 11.

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Career

Aberdeen

Anderson began his footballing career with Dyce Boys Club when he was five, [3] before signing with Aberdeen youth teams when he was 13. [3] His first experience of senior football came when he moved out on loan to Scottish League Two side Elgin City at the beginning of the 2017–18 season. [4] In five months with the club, Anderson scored six times in fourteen appearances, before returning to his parent club in January 2018.

He made his Aberdeen debut as a substitute against Rangers on 5 August 2018, scoring an equalising goal in stoppage time to secure a 1–1 draw. [5] On 4 September 2018, Anderson signed a new deal until summer 2021. [3] He joined Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic on loan in January 2019. [6]

Anderson was one of eight Aberdeen players who received a suspended three-match ban from the Scottish FA after they breached coronavirus-related restrictions due to visiting a bar in August 2020. [7] On 5 October 2020, Anderson signed for Ayr United, on a season-long loan. [8] However he was recalled by Aberdeen in January. He made 12 appearances scoring two goals against Albion Rovers in the League Cup. [9] On 1 February 2021, Anderson joined fellow Premiership side Hamilton Academical on loan until the end of the season. [10] He scored his first goal for Hamilton in a 4–1 win against Motherwell on 13 February 2021. [11]

Livingston

Anderson signed a three-year contract with Livingston in May 2021, which due to take effect when his contract with Aberdeen expires. [12] He moved in the opposite direction of fellow striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, who signed a two-year contract with Aberdeen on the same day. [12]

Anderson was Livingston's top scorer in the 2021-22 season, bagging 11 league goals and 13 across all competitions in 34 appearances. The following season was less fruitful, with a return of 7 goals in the 36 appearances. His performances did, however, catch the attention of Georgian side FC Torpedo Kutaisi who made a six-figure transfer offer for the forward, which Livingston accepted. [13] Anderson turned down the move without entering into discussions with the club. [14]

Personal life

Anderson has spoken publicly about life as a footballer with type-1 diabetes. [15] Anderson first learned of his condition after being hospitalised with a football injury while playing for Aberdeen as a teenager. [16] During a match for Livingston in 2021, Anderson collapsed having suffered a diabetic seizure on the pitch but made a full recovery. [17]

Career statistics

As of 19 December 2023 [18] [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberdeen Youth 2016–17 [20] —2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2017–18 [21] 2 [lower-alpha 1] 121
2018–19 [22] 1 [lower-alpha 1] 111
Total—5252
Aberdeen 2016–17 [20] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2017–18 [21] 0000000000
2018–19 [22] 142003000172
2019–20 [23] 11120101 [lower-alpha 2] 0151
2020–21 [24] 6000001 [lower-alpha 2] 070
Total313204020393
Elgin City (loan) 2017–18 [21] Scottish League Two 146000000146
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2018–19 [22] Scottish Championship 145000000145
Ayr United (loan) 2020–21 [24] Scottish Championship90003200132
Hamilton Academical (loan) 2020–21 [24] Scottish Premiership132100000142
Livingston 2021–22 [25] Scottish Premiership28112062003613
2022–23 [26] 306204100367
2023–24 [27] 15363
Total581740103007220
Career total13933701757216638
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances for Aberdeen under 20s/21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership compete against senior clubs
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

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References

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  2. ↑ "Bruce Anderson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Bruce Anderson: Striker signs new contract". Aberdeen FC. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Elgin sign Aberdeen striker on loan". Northern Scot. Scottish Provincial Press Ltd. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Law, Danny (5 August 2018). "Bruce Anderson rescues a point for Dons against 10-man Rangers with injury-time equaliser". Press and Journal. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Anderson arrives". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Celtic's Boli Bolingoli gets three-game ban; 'Aberdeen eight' receive three-match suspended ban". BBC Sport. 28 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Bruce departs for the Honest Men". afc.co.uk. 5 October 2020.
  9. ↑ Wallace, Sean (15 January 2021). "Derek McInnes: Bruce Anderson has to channel frustration of Ayr United loan into making impact for Aberdeen". eveningexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  10. ↑ Nash, Marcus (1 February 2021). "Bruce Anderson joins Accies on loan". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Motherwell 1-4 Hamilton". BBC. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Jay Emmanuel-Thomas moves to Aberdeen from Livingston". BBC Sport. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Livingston Striker Bruce Anderson in talks over Georgia move after bid accepted by Lions". Daily Record. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Ex-Aberdeen striker Bruce Anderson staying put at Livingston as he knocks back Georgia offer". Aberdeen Live. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Living with diabetes - Livingston's Bruce Anderson shares his story". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Former Aberdeen striker Bruce Anderson opens up on struggle with diabetes". Aberdeen Live. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "Livingston taking steps to ensure Bruce Anderson incident doesn't happen again". FourFourTwo. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  18. ↑ Bruce Anderson at Soccerbase
  19. ↑ Bruce Anderson at Soccerway
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  21. 1 2 3 "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  22. 1 2 3 "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  24. 1 2 3 "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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