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.
Early and personal life Born in Westminster, Anderson is the son of football agent Jerome Anderson.
Career Anderson moved from his youth club of Leyton Orient to Aberdeen in January 2011. He made his professional debut on 19 February 2011, in a Scottish Premier League match against Kilmarnock. In March 2011, Anderson signed a pre-contract with Blackburn Rovers, effective from 1 July 2011.
Anderson joined Aldershot Town on loan in August 2012. He left Blackburn on 4 January 2013 after having his contract terminated by mutual consent. He signed for Exeter City three days later. Anderson's time at Exeter was also short, and on 20 August 2013, he signed for Italian club Monza. After a season at Monza, Anderson joined Lega Pro side Pro Patria on loan in August 2014. After six months on loan at Pro Patria, on 1 February 2015 he Anderson moved to Serie A side Chievo. On 21 July 2015, Anderson returned to Lega Pro, leaving Chievo for L'Aquila. On 29 January 2016, Anderson joined fellow Lega Pro side Lupa Castelli Romani on loan for the remainder of the season. By the time he left Italy after three years in the country, Anderson considered himself fluent in the language.
Anderson signed for Barrow in October 2016, before moving to Torquay United in February 2017. He signed a new contract with Torquay in June 2017.
He signed on loan from Chester in November 2017. After his contract with Torquay was mutual terminated on 5 February 2018, he signed a permanent deal with Chester three days later.Myles Anderson completes move to Chester FC for rest of season with help of sponsor‚ chesterchronicle.co.uk, 8 February 2018
After leaving Chester, he signed for Hartlepool United in May 2018. Anderson signed a new deal with Hartlepool in May 2019 with Pools boss Craig Hignett describing him as a "model professional". Anderson signed for Aldershot Town on loan on 25 November 2019. Anderson was released from his contract at the end of the 2019–20 season.
On 31 August 2020, Anderson joined newly-promoted National League side Weymouth after leaving Hartlepool United. He joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan on 30 October 2020. He left Weymouth at the end of the 2020–21 season having made just two appearances. Following a successful loan spell, Anderson joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on a permanent deal in July 2021.
Following his departure from Hampton & Richmond, Anderson joined Braintree Town ahead of their league tie against Hungerford Town, which eventually resulted in a 2–0 defeat for the Iron.
In November 2022, Anderson signed for Beaconsfield Town, making his debut against Aylesbury Vale Dynamos.
In March 2023, Anderson signed for Heybridge Swifts. 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.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAberdeen2010–11Scottish Premier League100000—10Blackburn Rovers2011–12Premier League00000000002012–13Championship0000000000Total0000000000Aldershot Town (loan)2012–13League Two5000002070Exeter City2012–13League Two1000000010Monza2013–14Lega Pro 28000—00802014–15Lega Pro - Group A0000—0000Total8000000080Pro Patria (loan)2014–15Lega Pro - Group A15100—00151Chievo2014–15Serie A0000—0000L'Aquila2015–16Lega Pro - Group B9020—00110Lupa Castelli Romani (loan)2015–16Lega Pro - Group C4000—0040Barrow2016–17National League0010—0010Torquay United2016–17National League14100—001412017–189000—0090Total231000000231Chester (loan)2017–18National League2000—1030Chester2017–18National League12000—00120Hartlepool United2018–19National League36020—113912019–204000—0040Total400200011431Aldershot Town (loan)2019–20National League3000—1040Weymouth2020–21National League2010—0030Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)2020–21National League South8000—0080Hampton & Richmond Borough2021–22National League South2000—0020Braintree Town2021–22National League South6100—00612022–23National League South4000—0040Total10100—00101Beaconsfield Town2022–23Southern League Premier Division South8000—1191Heybridge Swifts2022–23Isthmian League North Division6100—20612023–24 Isthmian League North Division33120—31382Total39220—51443Rayners Lane2024–25 Isthmian League South Central Division24220—20282Northwood (dual-registration)2024–25 Isthmian League South Central Division1000—0010Heybridge Swifts2025–26 Isthmian League North Division11110—00121Career total22881100013325211
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