Personal information | |||
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Full name | Freddie Samuel Anderson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 October 2006 | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cork City (on loan from Stoke City) | ||
Youth career | |||
Liverpool | |||
–2023 | Manchester City | ||
2023– | Stoke City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
2025– | → Cork City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:12, 23 January 2025 (UTC) |
Freddie Samuel Anderson (born 13 October 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cork City on loan from EFL Championship club Stoke City. He is the son of 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 13 August 2024. [5] [6] He scored Stoke's first goal in a 2–0 victory. [7]
On 23 January 2025, Anderson joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Cork City on loan for the 2025 season. [8]
Having previously been on standby for England under-20s, he was called-up by USA U20 in January 2025 for a training camp in preparation for the under-20s 2025 World Cup in Chile. [9]
He is the son of former England international footballer Viv Anderson. [10] [11] He is of Jamaican descent through his father, [12] and American descent through his mother. [9]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City | 2024–25 [13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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