| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Freddie Samuel Anderson [1] | ||
| Date of birth | October 13, 2006 | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cork City (on loan from Stoke City) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| –2023 | Manchester City | ||
| 2023– | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Cork City (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | United States U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 25, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 25, 2025 | |||
Freddie Samuel Anderson (born October 13, 2006) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Cork City, on loan from EFL Championship club Stoke City. Born in England, he represents the United States at youth international level. He is the son of the England international footballer Viv Anderson. [2]
He joined Stoke City in the summer of 2023 having previously been involved in the youth academies at Liverpool and Manchester City. [3] He signed a three-year professional contract with Stoke when he turned 17 years-old in October 2023. [4] He made his professional debut in the EFL Cup against Carlisle United on August 13, 2024. [5] [6] He scored Stoke's first goal in a 2–0 victory. [7]
On January 23, 2025, Anderson joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Cork City on loan for the 2025 season. [8] [9] He scored his first goal for the club on May 2, 2025, with a 74th minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Shamrock Rovers at Turners Cross. [10]
Having previously been on standby for the England U20 side, he was called-up by United States U20 in January 2025 for a training camp in preparation for the under-20s 2025 World Cup in Chile. [11]
He is the son of former England international footballer Viv Anderson. [12] [13] He is of Jamaican descent through his father, [14] and American descent through his mother. [11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 2024–25 [15] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Cork City (loan) | 2025 [16] | LOI Premier Division | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| Career total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||