Sebastian Sun Anderson (born August 8, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for USL Championship club Colorado Springs Switchbacks on loan from Colorado Rapids.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastian Sun Anderson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-08-08) August 8, 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Sacramento, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Colorado Springs Switchbacks (on loan from Colorado Rapids) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2017 | Real Colorado | ||
| 2017–2019 | Colorado Rapids | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Colorado Rapids | 7 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2022 | Colorado Rapids 2 | 13 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | United States U15 | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | United States U17 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 9, 2019 | |||
Anderson played for Real Colorado's academy from 2012 to 2017. He joined the Colorado Rapids Academy in 2017. On April 3, 2019, Anderson signed a homegrown player contract with the Rapids, becoming the youngest homegrown signing in club history.[3] On April 27, 2019, Anderson made his professional debut for the Rapids in a 1–0 away loss to Atlanta United. Anderson started and played 80 minutes of the match.[4] On July 20, 2019, Anderson scored his first MLS goal in the 6th minute of a 1–2 loss to New York City FC. In the 33rd minute of the match, Anderson was sent off on a straight red card.[5] Anderson was loaned to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC of the USL Championship on Aug. 23.[6] Anderson made three appearances, all of them starts, for Switchbacks FC.[7] Anderson was on the bench for the Rapids' match against Los Angeles FC on Oct. 6.[8]
On February 21, 2020, Anderson was loaned to Switchbacks FC.[9] Anderson played 90 minutes in Switchbacks FC's 2-1 win over Oklahoma City Energy on March 7.[10] Anderson underwent successful knee surgery to repair an anterior tear of his lateral meniscus on June 10.[11] In March 2021, Anderson re-joined Colorado Springs on loan for the 2021 season.[12]
Anderson was again loaned to the Switchbacks on September 16, 2022.[13]
Anderson has featured for both the United States under-15 national team and United States under-17 national team.[14] In October 2019, he was named to the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colorado Rapids | 2019 | MLS | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020 | MLS | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | MLS | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 2019 | USL | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | USL | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | USL | 28 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC – current squad | |
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