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Myles Anderson (born 9 January 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Heybridge Swifts. Anderson has been at several clubs in his career, having played in Scotland, England and Italy.

Full name Myles Anderson[1]
Date of birth (1990-01-09) 9 January 1990 (age 36)
Place of birth Westminster, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
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Myles Anderson
Personal information
Full name Myles Anderson[1]
Date of birth (1990-01-09) 9 January 1990 (age 36)
Place of birth Westminster, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Heybridge Swifts
Youth career
2010–2011 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Aberdeen 1 (0)
2011–2013 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2012Aldershot Town (loan) 5 (0)
2013 Exeter City 1 (0)
2013–2015 Monza 8 (0)
2014Pro Patria (loan) 15 (1)
2015 Chievo 0 (0)
2015–2016 L'Aquila 9 (0)
2016Lupa Castelli Romani (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2017 Barrow 0 (0)
2017–2018 Torquay United 23 (1)
2017–2018Chester (loan) 2 (0)
2018 Chester 12 (0)
2018–2020 Hartlepool United 40 (0)
2019–2020Aldershot Town (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2021 Weymouth 2 (0)
2020Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 8 (0)
2021 Hampton & Richmond Borough 2 (0)
2021–2022 Braintree Town 10 (1)
2022–2023 Beaconsfield Town 8 (0)
2023–2024 Heybridge Swifts 39 (2)
2024–2025 Rayners Lane 24 (2)
2024Northwood (dual-registration) 1 (0)
2025– Heybridge Swifts 11 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:08, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
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Early and personal life

Born in Westminster,[3] Anderson is the son of football agent Jerome Anderson.[4]

Career

Anderson moved from his youth club of Leyton Orient to Aberdeen in January 2011.[5][6] He made his professional debut on 19 February 2011, in a Scottish Premier League match against Kilmarnock.[7] In March 2011, Anderson signed a pre-contract with Blackburn Rovers, effective from 1 July 2011.[4][8]

Anderson joined Aldershot Town on loan in August 2012.[9] He left Blackburn on 4 January 2013 after having his contract terminated by mutual consent.[10] He signed for Exeter City three days later.[11][12] Anderson's time at Exeter was also short, and on 20 August 2013, he signed for Italian club Monza.[13] After a season at Monza, Anderson joined Lega Pro side Pro Patria on loan in August 2014.[6] After six months on loan at Pro Patria, on 1 February 2015 he Anderson moved to Serie A side Chievo.[6] On 21 July 2015, Anderson returned to Lega Pro, leaving Chievo for L'Aquila.[14] On 29 January 2016, Anderson joined fellow Lega Pro side Lupa Castelli Romani on loan for the remainder of the season.[15] By the time he left Italy after three years in the country, Anderson considered himself fluent in the language.[16]

Anderson signed for Barrow in October 2016,[17] before moving to Torquay United in February 2017.[18][19] He signed a new contract with Torquay in June 2017.[20]

He signed on loan from Chester in November 2017.[21] After his contract with Torquay was mutual terminated on 5 February 2018,[22][23] he signed a permanent deal with Chester three days later.[24]

After leaving Chester, he signed for Hartlepool United in May 2018.[25] Anderson signed a new deal with Hartlepool in May 2019 with Pools boss Craig Hignett describing him as a "model professional".[26] Anderson signed for Aldershot Town on loan on 25 November 2019.[27] Anderson was released from his contract at the end of the 2019–20 season.[28]

On 31 August 2020, Anderson joined newly-promoted National League side Weymouth after leaving Hartlepool United.[29] He joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan on 30 October 2020.[30] He left Weymouth at the end of the 2020–21 season having made just two appearances.[31] Following a successful loan spell, Anderson joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on a permanent deal in July 2021.[32]

Following his departure from Hampton & Richmond,[33] Anderson joined Braintree Town ahead of their league tie against Hungerford Town, which eventually resulted in a 2–0 defeat for the Iron.[34]

In November 2022, Anderson signed for Beaconsfield Town,[35] making his debut against Aylesbury Vale Dynamos.[36]

In March 2023, Anderson signed for Heybridge Swifts.[37] He returned to the club in May 2025, following a season with Rayners Lane. Anderson had also played one game for Northwood in August 2024.[38][39]

Career statistics

As of 17 January 2026
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberdeen 2010–11[40] Scottish Premier League 10000010
Blackburn Rovers 2011–12[7] Premier League 0000000000
2012–13[41] Championship 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Aldershot Town (loan) 2012–13[41] League Two 5000002[a]070
Exeter City 2012–13[41] League Two 1000000010
Monza 2013–14[6] Lega Pro 2 80000080
2014–15[6] Lega Pro - Group A 00000000
Total 8000000080
Pro Patria (loan) 2014–15[6] Lega Pro - Group A 1510000151
Chievo 2014–15[6] Serie A 00000000
L'Aquila 2015–16[6] Lega Pro - Group B 902000110
Lupa Castelli Romani (loan) 2015–16[6] Lega Pro - Group C 40000040
Barrow 2016–17[6] National League 00100010
Torquay United 2016–17[6] National League 1410000141
2017–18[6] 90000090
Total 231000000231
Chester (loan) 2017–18[6] National League 20001[b]030
Chester 2017–18[6] National League 1200000120
Hartlepool United 2018–19[6] National League 360201[b]1391
2019–20[6] 40000040
Total 400200011431
Aldershot Town (loan) 2019–20[6] National League 30001[b]040
Weymouth 2020–21[6] National League 20100030
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2020–21[6] National League South 80000080
Hampton & Richmond Borough 2021–22[6] National League South 20000020
Braintree Town 2021–22[6] National League South 61000061
2022–23[6] National League South 40000040
Total 1010000101
Beaconsfield Town 2022–23[42] Southern League Premier Division South 80001191
Heybridge Swifts 2022–23[43] Isthmian League North Division 61002061
2023–24[44] Isthmian League North Division 3312031382
Total 3922051443
Rayners Lane 2024–25[45] Isthmian League South Central Division 242202[c]0282
Northwood (dual-registration) 2024–25[46] Isthmian League South Central Division 10000010
Heybridge Swifts 2025–26[47] Isthmian League North Division 1111000121
Career total 22881100013325211
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  1. Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy.
  2. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
  3. Appearance(s) in Middlesex Senior Cup

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