# Freddie Anderson (soccer)
**Freddie Samuel Anderson** (born 2006) is an English-born professional footballer who plays as a center-back for [EFL Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/efl-championship) club Stoke City, and has represented the United States at youth international level.[1](https://fbref.com/en/players/27e95c19/matchlogs/2026-2027/summary/Freddie-Anderson-Match-Logs) Born in England, he is listed by FBref with the United States as his youth national team and England as his other nationality.[1](https://fbref.com/en/players/27e95c19/matchlogs/2026-2027/summary/Freddie-Anderson-Match-Logs)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name / born | Freddie Samuel Anderson, 2006, England[1](https://fbref.com/en/players/27e95c19/matchlogs/2026-2027/summary/Freddie-Anderson-Match-Logs) |
| Position | Defender, center-back; right-footed, 187 cm[2](https://www.transfermarkt.us/freddie-anderson/profil/spieler/1169857) |
| Club | Stoke City (joined the U21 setup on 1 July 2024; contract to 30 June 2028)[2](https://www.transfermarkt.us/freddie-anderson/profil/spieler/1169857) |
| Youth international | United States U20, ahead of the 2025 season[3](https://www.corkcityfc.ie/blogs/news/freddie-anderson-joins-on-loan-for-2025) |
| Cork City loan | 23 January to 2 November 2025; 27 League of Ireland Premier Division appearances (4 as substitute), 1 league goal[4](https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=196234) |
| Barrow loan | 8 January to 1 June 2026; 4 League Two appearances, 312 minutes[4](https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=196234) • [5](https://fbref.com/en/players/27e95c19/matchlogs/2025-2026/Freddie-Anderson-Match-Logs) |
| Contract status | Signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with Stoke City in January 2026[6](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c801ykl0j1eo) |
## Stoke City
Anderson joined Stoke City's U21 group on 1 July 2024, and his contract runs to 30 June 2028 after an extension recorded on 7 January 2026.[2](https://www.transfermarkt.us/freddie-anderson/profil/spieler/1169857) [The Football Association](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-football-association)'s agent transactions register for 2025-26 lists a contract update for Stoke City and Freddie Samuel Anderson in April 2026.[7](https://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/rules-and-regulations/2025-26/01-04-2026/the-fa---football-agent-transactions-2025-2026.ashx)
His senior involvement at Stoke has so far come mainly from the bench. In the 2026-27 season he was an unused substitute in the Championship opener against Swansea City on 15 August 2026 and in several further league matches, and he made a 10-minute appearance as a substitute in the [EFL Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/efl-cup) second-round tie against Hull City on 25 August 2026, a 1-1 defeat on penalties.[1](https://fbref.com/en/players/27e95c19/matchlogs/2026-2027/summary/Freddie-Anderson-Match-Logs) He has also started Premier League 2 matches for Stoke's U21 side, playing 65 minutes against Wolves and a full 90 against [Bournemouth](https://www.edgepedia.org/bournemouth) in September 2026.[1](https://fbref.com/en/players/27e95c19/matchlogs/2026-2027/summary/Freddie-Anderson-Match-Logs)
## Loans to Cork City and Barrow
Anderson's senior experience has come through two loans. In January 2025, at 18, he joined [League of Ireland Premier Division](https://www.edgepedia.org/league-of-ireland-premier-division) club Cork City on loan until the end of the 2025 season, wearing the number 23 shirt. Cork City manager Tim Clancy said the club had taken a close look at him in a friendly the previous summer, when he featured for Stoke against City at Turner's Cross, and noted that he arrived after a spell with the USA's U20 side.[3](https://www.corkcityfc.ie/blogs/news/freddie-anderson-joins-on-loan-for-2025) Soccerbase records the loan as running from 23 January to 2 November 2025, with 27 league appearances, 4 of them as a substitute, and 1 league goal.[4](https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=196234) The BBC reported that he played 31 games for Cork across the 2025 Irish season.[6](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c801ykl0j1eo)
In January 2026, after signing a new two-and-a-half-year contract with Stoke, he moved on loan to Barrow in English Football League Two, the fourth tier.[6](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c801ykl0j1eo) Soccerbase dates the spell from 8 January to 1 June 2026 and credits him with 4 league appearances.[4](https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=196234) FBref's match log shows 312 minutes across those 4 League Two matches, with no goals or assists.[5](https://fbref.com/en/players/27e95c19/matchlogs/2025-2026/Freddie-Anderson-Match-Logs)
## Playing profile
Anderson is a right-footed center-back, 187 cm tall.[2](https://www.transfermarkt.us/freddie-anderson/profil/spieler/1169857) In the EA FC video game series he is rated as a CB (center-back) with an overall of 58 and a potential of 72 in FC 27, with his strongest attributes listed as strength (71) and jumping (67).[8](https://fafifa.com/player/freddie-anderson)
## References
1. [Freddie Anderson 2026-2027 Match Logs, FBref.com](https://fbref.com/en/players/27e95c19/matchlogs/2026-2027/summary/Freddie-Anderson-Match-Logs)
2. [Freddie Anderson - Player profile, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.us/freddie-anderson/profil/spieler/1169857)
3. [Freddie Anderson joins on loan for 2025, Cork City FC](https://www.corkcityfc.ie/blogs/news/freddie-anderson-joins-on-loan-for-2025)
4. [Freddie Anderson | Football Stats | Soccer Base](https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=196234)
5. [Freddie Anderson 2025-2026 Match Logs, FBref.com](https://fbref.com/en/players/27e95c19/matchlogs/2025-2026/Freddie-Anderson-Match-Logs)
6. [Barrow: Teenage Stoke City defender Freddie Anderson arrives on loan, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c801ykl0j1eo)
7. [The FA - Football Agent Transactions 2025-2026](https://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/rules-and-regulations/2025-26/01-04-2026/the-fa---football-agent-transactions-2025-2026.ashx)
8. [Freddie Anderson - FC 27 rating and potential, FAFIFA](https://fafifa.com/player/freddie-anderson)
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