Max Anderson (footballer)

Max Anderson

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-05-17) 17 May 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Scotland
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.67 m) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Inverness Caledonian Thistle (on loan from Dundee)
Number	15
Youth career
	Dundee
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Dundee	68	(6)
2023–	→ Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan)	28	(2)
International career‡
2021	Scotland U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:28, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Max Anderson (born 17 May 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Inverness Caledonian Thistle, on loan from Scottish Premiership club Dundee. ^[2]

Career

Dundee

After spending his youth career with Dundee, Anderson signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2019. ^[3] Anderson would make his professional debut with Dundee in the Scottish Challenge Cup in September 2019, coming off the bench in a loss to Elgin City. ^[4]

In October 2020, Anderson signed a new contract with Dundee to keep him at the club until 2023. ^{[5] [6]} After impressing in friendlies and the Scottish League Cup, Anderson made his league debut for The Dark Blues in an away loss to Heart of Midlothian, and would compete for regular starts after impressing in his games. ^{[7] [8]} In March 2021, Anderson would score his first goal for Dundee in a 2–1 home win against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. ^[9] At the end of the league season, Anderson was awarded Dundee's Isobel Sneddon Young Player of the Year award. ^[10] Anderson would be a part of the Dundee team which won the Premiership play-offs and gained promotion to the Scottish Premiership. ^[11]

Anderson notched his first Premiership goal for the club in a 0–1 away win against St Mirren, and would win Man of the Match for his performance. ^[12] Despite Dundee being relegated, Anderson's consistent and impressive play resulted in him being awarded the Isobel Sneddon Young Player of the Year award for the second successive season. ^{[13] [14]}

He scored his first goal of the 2022–23 season against The New Saints in the Scottish Challenge Cup, adding further goals against Cove Rangers and Dunfermline. ^{[15] [16]} On 5 November 2022, Anderson came off the bench to play a big part in helping Dundee overturn a 2-goal deficit against Partick Thistle, assisting the winning goal in a 3–2 victory. ^[17] Anderson would win the Scottish Championship title with Dundee at the end of the season. ^[18] On 13 June 2023, Dundee announced that Anderson had signed a new two-year deal, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2025. ^[19]

After falling down the pecking order, Anderson joined Scottish Championship club Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a season-long loan on 28 August 2023. ^{[20] [21]} He made his debut on 2 September in a league game against Dunfermline Athletic. ^[22] Anderson scored his first goal for the Caley Jags on 9 December in an away win over Queen's Park. ^[23]

International career

In August 2021, Anderson received a call-up for the Scotland national under-21 football team for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Turkey. ^{[24] [25]} He would make his international debut in this fixture as a substitute. ^[26]

Career statistics

As of 13 April 2024

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dundee U20	2017–18 [27]	—	—		—		—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2018–19 [28]	—	—		—		—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2021–22 [29]	—	—		—		—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2023–24 [30]	—	—		—		—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	1	1	1
	Total		—		—		—		4	1	4	1
Dundee	2019–20 [31]	Scottish Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	1	0
	2020–21 [32]		19	4	2	0	3	0	2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	26	4
	2021–22 [29]	Scottish Premiership	33	1	3	0	4	0	—		40	1
	2022–23 [33]	Scottish Championship	16	1	2	0	5	0	4 [lower-alpha 2]	2	27	3
	2023–24 [30]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		68	6	7	0	13	0	7	2	95	8
Inverness CT (loan)	2023–24 [30]	Scottish Championship	28	2	2	0	—		0	0	30	2
Career total			96	8	9	0	13	0	11	3	129	11

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup for Dundee under-20/under-21s in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
2. Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup
3. Appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

Club

Dundee

• Scottish Championship: 2022–23 ^[18]

Individual

Dundee

• Isobel Sneddon Young Player of the Year: 2020–21, ^[10] 2021–22 ^[34]

References

1. Max Anderson at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
2. Max Anderson at Soccerbase
3. Nicolson, Eric (16 April 2019). "Dundee agree deals with two promising youngsters". thecourier.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
4. Robertson, Neil (8 September 2019). "Dundee 1 Elgin City 2: Ten man Dark Blues suffer huge cup upset against League 2 part-timers". thecourier.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
5. "Max signs new deal". dundeefc.co.uk. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
6. Roache, Ian (5 October 2020). "Dundee midfielder Max Anderson agrees contract extension until 2023". thecourier.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
7. "Heart of Midlothian vs. Dundee". BBC. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
8. Cran, George (12 November 2020). "Dundee youthquake: meet the new crop of Dark Blues stars clamouring for top team starts". thecourier.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
9. "Dundee v Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
10. "Max wins Isobel Sneddon Young Player of the Year". dundeefc.co.uk. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
11. "Dundee promoted as Kilmarnock drop down for first time in 28 years". BBC. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
12. "Anderson gives Dundee first away win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
13. "Ryan picks up De Vries Trophy". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
14. Cran, George. "Dundee star Ryan Sweeney wins Player of the Year double as Max Anderson and Charlie Adam scoop club awards". The Courier. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
15. "The New Saints". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
16. "Cove Rangers v Dundee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
17. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63436297
18. "Dundee back in Premiership after eight-goal epic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
19. "Anderson signs new deal". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
20. "Anderson goes out on loan". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
21. Media, ICTFC (28 August 2023). "Max Anderson joins ICTFC on loan". ICTFC. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
22. "Inverness stay bottom after Dunfermline draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
23. "Boss Veldman exits Queen's Park after 4-1 defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
24. "Max called up to U21 squad". dundeefc.co.uk. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
25. "Under-21s update for Turkey match due to UK Government rules". scottishfa.co.uk. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
26. "Turkey U21 vs Scotland U21". BBC. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
27. "Games played by Max Anderson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
28. "Games played by Max Anderson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
29. "Games Played by Max Anderson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
30. "Games played by Max Anderson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
31. "Games played by Max Anderson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
32. "Games Played by Max Anderson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
33. "Games played by Max Anderson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
34. "@DundeeFC on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 15 May 2022.