Bruce Anderson (footballer, born 1998)

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Bruce Anderson
Personal information
Full name Bruce Anderson[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Banff, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Livingston
Number 9
Youth career
2003–2011 Dyce Boys Club
2011– Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Aberdeen 31 (3)
2017–2018 → Elgin City (loan) 14 (6)
2019 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 14 (5)
2020–2021 → Ayr United (loan) 9 (0)
2021 → Hamilton Academical (loan) 13 (2)
2021– Livingston 26 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:06, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Bruce Anderson (born 23 September 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Livingston. He previously played for Aberdeen, where he came through the ranks from the age of 11.

Career[]

Aberdeen[]

Anderson began his footballing career with Dyce Boys Club when he was five,[2] before signing with Aberdeen youth teams when he was 13.[2] His first experience of senior football came when he moved out on loan to Scottish League Two side Elgin City at the beginning of the 2017–18 season.[3] In five months with the club, Anderson scored six times in fourteen appearances, before returning to his parent club in January 2018.

He made his Aberdeen debut as a substitute against Rangers on 5 August 2018, scoring an equalising goal in stoppage time to secure a 1–1 draw.[4] On 4 September 2018, Anderson signed a new deal until summer 2021.[2] He joined Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic on loan in January 2019.[5]

Anderson was one of eight Aberdeen players who received a suspended three-match ban from the Scottish FA after they breached coronavirus-related restrictions due to visiting a bar in August 2020.[6] On 5 October 2020, Anderson signed for Ayr United, on a season-long loan.[7] However he was recalled by Aberdeen in January. He made 12 appearances scoring two goals against Albion Rovers in the League Cup.[8] On 1 February 2021, Anderson joined fellow Premiership side Hamilton Academical on loan until the end of the season.[9] He scored his first goal for Hamilton in a 4–1 win against Motherwell on 13 February 2021.[10]

Livingston[]

Anderson signed a three-year contract with Livingston in May 2021, which due to take effect when his contract with Aberdeen expires.[11] He moved in the opposite direction of fellow striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, who signed a two-year contract with Aberdeen on the same day.[11]

Career statistics[]

As of 26 February 2022[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen Youth 2016–17[14] — 2[a] 0 2 0
2017–18[15] 2[a] 1 2 1
2018–19[16] 1[a] 1 1 1
Total — 5 2 5 2
Aberdeen 2016–17[14] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[15] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[16] 14 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 17 2
2019–20[17] 11 1 2 0 1 0 1[b] 0 15 1
2020–21[18] 6 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 7 0
Total 31 3 2 0 4 0 2 0 39 3
Elgin City (loan) 2017–18[15] Scottish League Two 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 6
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2018–19[16] Scottish Championship 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 5
Ayr United (loan) 2020–21[18] Scottish Championship 9 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 13 2
Hamilton Academical (loan) 2020–21[18] Scottish Premiership 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2
Livingston 2021–22[19] Scottish Premiership 26 11 3 0 6 2 0 0 35 13
Career total 107 27 6 0 13 3 7 2 133 34
  1. ^ a b c Appearances for Aberdeen under 20s/21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership compete against senior clubs
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References[]

  1. ^ A Record of Post-war Scottish League Players 1946/47 to 2017/18. 7. John Litster and Scottish Football Historian magazine. 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Bruce Anderson: Striker signs new contract". Aberdeen FC. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Elgin sign Aberdeen striker on loan". Northern Scot. Scottish Provincial Press Ltd. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. ^ Law, Danny (5 August 2018). "Bruce Anderson rescues a point for Dons against 10-man Rangers with injury-time equaliser". Press and Journal. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Anderson arrives". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Celtic's Boli Bolingoli gets three-game ban; 'Aberdeen eight' receive three-match suspended ban". BBC Sport. 28 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Bruce departs for the Honest Men". afc.co.uk. 5 October 2020.
  8. ^ Wallace, Sean (15 January 2021). "Derek McInnes: Bruce Anderson has to channel frustration of Ayr United loan into making impact for Aberdeen". eveningexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  9. ^ Nash, Marcus (1 February 2021). "Bruce Anderson joins Accies on loan". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-02-03. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Motherwell 1-4 Hamilton". BBC. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Jay Emmanuel-Thomas moves to Aberdeen from Livingston". BBC Sport. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  12. ^ Bruce Anderson at Soccerbase
  13. ^ Bruce Anderson at Soccerway
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  15. ^ a b c "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  16. ^ a b c "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  18. ^ a b c "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

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