Freddie Anderson (soccer)
American soccer player (born 2006)
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Freddie Samuel Anderson (born October 13, 2006) is a professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Stoke City. Born in England, he represents the United States at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Freddie Samuel Anderson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | October 13, 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position | Center-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stoke City | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| –2023 | Manchester City | ||
| 2023–2024 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Cork City (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2026 | → Barrow (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | United States U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | United States U20 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:55, May 3, 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 15, 2025 | |||
Club career
He joined Stoke City in the summer of 2023 having previously been involved in the youth academies at Liverpool and Manchester City.[2] He signed a three-year professional contract with Stoke when he turned 17 years-old in October 2023.[3] He made his professional debut in the EFL Cup against Carlisle United on August 13, 2024.[4][5] He scored Stoke's first goal in a 2–0 victory.[6]
On January 23, 2025, Anderson joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Cork City on loan for the 2025 season.[7][8] 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.[9] On 9 November 2025, he started in the 2025 FAI Cup final, as his side were defeated 2–1 by Shamrock Rovers at the Aviva Stadium.[10] Anderson signed a new two-and-a-half year contract with Stoke in January 2026.[11] He then joined EFL League Two side Barrow on loan for the remainder of the 2025–26 season.[12] Anderson only made four appearances in a struggling Barrow team who went on to be relegated from the English Football League.[13]
International career
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-20 2025 World Cup in Chile.[14]
Personal life
He is the son of former England international soccer player Viv Anderson.[15][16] He is of Jamaican descent through his father,[17] and American descent through his mother.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played August 25, 2026
| 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[18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025–26[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Cork City (loan) | 2025[21] | LOI Premier Division | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| Barrow (loan) | 2025–26[19] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||