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Elliot Anderson (born 6 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a midfielder. Born in England and of Scottish descent, Anderson has represented both countries at a youth international level.

Elliot Anderson

Anderson on loan at Bristol Rovers in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Elliot Anderson
Date of birth	(2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth	Whitley Bay, England
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Newcastle United
Number	32
Youth career
	Wallsend Boys Club
	Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Newcastle United	8	(0)
2022	→ Bristol Rovers (loan)	21	(8)
National team‡
2018	Scotland U16	1	(0)
2018–2019	Scotland U17	3	(0)
2019–2021	Scotland U18	2	(0)
2021	England U19	1	(0)
2022–	Scotland U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:54, 6 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:56, 5 June 2022

Early life

Anderson hails from Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear. His maternal grandfather, Geoff Allen, played as an outside-left for Newcastle United from 1964 to 1968.[1][2][3]

Club career

Newcastle United

Anderson first joined Newcastle United at the age of eight having previously been at Wallsend Boys Club[4] and signed his first professional contract with the club in November 2019,[5] signing another long-term deal a year later on his eighteenth birthday.[6] On 9 January 2021, Anderson made his first-team debut in a 2–0 defeat to Arsenal in the third round of the FA Cup.[7] On 18 January, Anderson made his Premier League debut against the same opposition in a 3–0 defeat, as an 87th-minute substitute.[8]

Bristol Rovers (loan)

On 31 January 2022, Anderson joined League Two side Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[9] He made his debut on 5 February, impressing off of the bench in a 1–1 draw at Sutton United.[10] Anderson opened his account for the club, scoring the first league goal of his career, with the second in a 4–0 away win at Stevenage before assisting namesake Harry Anderson for the third four minutes later[11] in a performance that was rated 9/10 by local media outlet Bristol Live.[12] Following a 1–0 victory over Colchester United in which Anderson scored the only goal of the game, his third goal for the club and scoring for a second consecutive match, manager and former Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton compared Anderson's style of play to that of Diego Maradona.[13][14] Anderson was awarded the League Two Goal of the Month award for March 2022 for his impressive solo run and finish against Harrogate Town, receiving 50% of the public vote.[15] On 7 May 2022, Anderson was awarded the EFL Young Player of the Month Award for April 2022 after three goals and two assists in six matches left Rovers close to an automatic promotion spot,[16] later winning the EFL League Two Player of the Month Award too.[17] That same day, the final league match of the season, Anderson scored Rovers' final goal in the 85th minute of a 7–0 thrashing of Scunthorpe United, this goal moving Rovers above Northampton Town on a goals scored basis into the final automatic promotion spot, the club returning to League One at the first time of asking.[18]

Return to Newcastle and breakthrough

On 21 September 2022, Anderson's breakthrough into the first-team was rewarded with a new long-term contract.[19]

International career

Born in England, Anderson is of Scottish descent with a grandmother on his fathers side born in Glasgow and later residing in Whitley Bay. He was a youth international for Scotland at U16, U17 & U18 level.[20] He switched his allegiance back to England in March 2021, making his debut in a friendly against Arsenal U23s on 27 March 2021.[21] Anderson was selected in the Scotland under-21 squad in November 2021.[22][23] Anderson received a second call-up for the Scotland U21 squad in March 2022,[24] instead opting to remain with his loan club Bristol Rovers.[25] Anderson made his Scotland under-21 debut on 5 June as they held group leaders Belgium to a 0–0 draw.[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Newcastle United U-21s	2019–20[27]	—			—		—		3[lower-alpha 1]	1	3	1
	2020–21[28]	—			—		—		3[lower-alpha 1]	2	3	2
	2021–22[29]	—			—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	Total	—							7	3	7	3
Newcastle United	2020–21[28]	Premier League	1	0	1	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2021–22[29]		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2022–23[30]		7	0	0	0	2	0	—		9	0
	Total		8	0	1	0	2	0	—		11	0
Bristol Rovers (loan)	2021–22[29]	League Two	21	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	8
Career total			29	8	1	0	2	0	7	3	47	11

Honours

Bristol Rovers

• EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2021–22[18]

Individual

• League Two Goal of the Month: March 2022[15]
• EFL Young Player of the Month: April 2022[16]
• EFL League Two Player of the Month: April 2022[17]

References

External links

• ScottishFA Profile

На других языках

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[es] Elliot Anderson

Elliot Anderson (Whitley Bay, Reino Unido; 6 de noviembre de 2002), es un futbolista escocés, juega como centrocampista en el Newcastle United de la Premier League. Anderson nació en Inglaterra, aunque es descendiente de familiares escoceses. Es convocable tanto para la Selección de Fútbol de Inglaterra como para la Selección de Fútbol de Escocia.

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