Karoy Anderson
Jamaican-English footballer (born 2004)
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Karoy Zidane Lovebourne Anderson (born 1 October 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Blackpool on loan from EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic. Born in England, he represents Jamaica at international level.
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| Full name | Karoy Zidane Lovebourne Anderson[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 October 2004[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lewisham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Blackpool (on loan from Charlton Athletic) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2022 | Charlton Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Charlton Athletic | 73 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Blackpool (loan) | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Jamaica | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 14 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:10, 14 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Charlton Athletic
Coming through the youth system of Charlton Athletic, Anderson signed his first professional contract with the club on 5 October 2021, committing himself until 2024.[3]
He made his professional debut for the club as a 18-year-old, coming off the bench in the 75th minute of a 3–2 EFL Trophy second-round defeat at Plymouth Argyle on 22 November 2022 in which he scored his side's second goal of the game in the 91st minute.[4][5][6]
On 17 September 2025, Anderson signed a new contract with Charlton Athletic until the summer of 2028.[7]
Aldershot Town (loan)
On 17 January 2023, Anderson joined Aldershot Town on a 28-day loan.[8][9][10] On the same day, Anderson made his league debut, coming on in the second half of a 2–1 victory at Solihull Moors.[11]
On 21 February 2023, it was confirmed that Anderson's loan had been extended for a further month.[12]
Blackpool (loan)
On 2 February 2026, Anderson joined Blackpool on loan for the remainder of the season.[13] He scored on his debut at Huddersfield Town five days later.[14]
International career
Born in England, Anderson is of Jamaican descent. He was called up to the Jamaica national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches in October 2023.[15]
On 12 October 2023, Anderson made his Jamaica debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–1 victory over Grenada.[16]
On 9 June 2024, Anderson made his Jamaica full debut, starting XI in a 3–2 victory over Dominica.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2022–23 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | League One | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | League One | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 46 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | Championship | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic total | 73 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 88 | 5 | ||
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Blackpool (loan) | 2025–26 | League One | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 86 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 103 | 6 | ||
- One appearance in the EFL Trophy
- One appearance in the EFL Trophy
- One appearance in the EFL Trophy and three appearances in the League One play-offs
International
- As of match played 13 November 2025[citation needed]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Jamaica | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | |
