Bruce Anderson
Personal information
Full name Bruce Anderson[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998
Place of birth Banff, Scotland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Livingston
Number 9
Youth career
2003–2011 Dyce Boys Club
2011–2017 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 73 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:13, 19 December 2023 (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,[3] before signing with Aberdeen youth teams when he was 13.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] On 4 September 2018, Anderson signed a new deal until summer 2021.[3] He joined Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic on loan in January 2019.[6]

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.[7] On 5 October 2020, Anderson signed for Ayr United, on a season-long loan.[8] However he was recalled by Aberdeen in January. He made 12 appearances scoring two goals against Albion Rovers in the League Cup.[9] On 1 February 2021, Anderson joined fellow Premiership side Hamilton Academical on loan until the end of the season.[10] He scored his first goal for Hamilton in a 4–1 win against Motherwell on 13 February 2021.[11]

Livingston

Anderson signed a three-year contract with Livingston in May 2021, which due to take effect when his contract with Aberdeen expires.[12] He moved in the opposite direction of fellow striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, who signed a two-year contract with Aberdeen on the same day.[12]

Anderson was Livingston's top scorer in the 2021-22 season, bagging 11 league goals and 13 across all competitions in 34 appearances. The following season was less fruitful, with a return of 7 goals in the 36 appearances. His performances did, however, catch the attention of Georgian side FC Torpedo Kutaisi who made a six-figure transfer offer for the forward, which Livingston accepted.[13] Anderson turned down the move without entering into discussions with the club.[14]

Personal Life

Anderson has spoken publicly about life as a footballer with type-1 diabetes.[15] Anderson first learned of his condition after being hospitalised with a football injury while playing for Aberdeen as a teenager. [16] During a match for Livingston in 2021, Anderson collapsed having suffered a diabetic seizure on the pitch but made a full recovery.[17]

Career statistics

As of 19 December 2023[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberdeen Youth 2016–17[20] —2[lower-alpha 1]020
2017–18[21] 2[lower-alpha 1]121
2018–19[22] 1[lower-alpha 1]111
Total—5252
Aberdeen 2016–17[20] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2017–18[21] 0000000000
2018–19[22] 142003000172
2019–20[23] 11120101[lower-alpha 2]0151
2020–21[24] 6000001[lower-alpha 2]070
Total 313204020393
Elgin City (loan) 2017–18[21] Scottish League Two 146000000146
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2018–19[22] Scottish Championship 145000000145
Ayr United (loan) 2020–21[24] Scottish Championship 90003200132
Hamilton Academical (loan) 2020–21[24] Scottish Premiership 132100000142
Livingston 2021–22[25] Scottish Premiership 28112062003613
2022–23[26] 306204100367
2023–24[27] 15 3 6 3
Total 581740103007220
Career total 13933701757216638
  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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. ↑ "Bruce Anderson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Bruce Anderson: Striker signs new contract". Aberdeen FC. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Anderson arrives". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Celtic's Boli Bolingoli gets three-game ban; 'Aberdeen eight' receive three-match suspended ban". BBC Sport. 28 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Bruce departs for the Honest Men". afc.co.uk. 5 October 2020.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Nash, Marcus (1 February 2021). "Bruce Anderson joins Accies on loan". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Motherwell 1-4 Hamilton". BBC. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Jay Emmanuel-Thomas moves to Aberdeen from Livingston". BBC Sport. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Livingston Striker Bruce Anderson in talks over Georgia move after bid accepted by Lions". Daily Record. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Ex-Aberdeen striker Bruce Anderson staying put at Livingston as he knocks back Georgia offer". Aberdeen Live. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Living with diabetes - Livingston's Bruce Anderson shares his story". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Former Aberdeen striker Bruce Anderson opens up on struggle with diabetes". Aberdeen Live. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "Livingston taking steps to ensure Bruce Anderson incident doesn't happen again". FourFourTwo. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  18. ↑ Bruce Anderson at Soccerbase
  19. ↑ Bruce Anderson at Soccerway
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  21. 1 2 3 "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  22. 1 2 3 "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  24. 1 2 3 "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Bruce Anderson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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