Anderson with Gold Coast United's youth team in 2010
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zachary Michael Anderson | ||
Date of birth | 30 April 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Ayr, Queensland, Australia | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Center Back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Kedah FA | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
Brisbane City | |||
2006–2008 | QAS | ||
2009–2010 | Gold Coast United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Gold Coast United | 17 | (1) |
2012–2015 | Central Coast Mariners | 67 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Sydney FC | 4 | (0) |
2016 | Emirates Club | 4 | (0) |
2017– | Kedah FA | 11 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2009 | Australia U-20 | 2 | (0) |
2012 | Australia U-23 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:36, 30 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:57, 13 April 2017 (UTC) |
Zachary Michael "Zac" Anderson (born 30 April 1991) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a defender for Malaysian Super League side Kedah FA.
Born in Queensland, Anderson made his professional debut with Gold Coast United in 2009 before joining the Mariners in 2012, and then Sydney FC in 2015. He moved to the UAE in 2016 to play for Emirates Club, before moving to Malaysia to play for Kedah FA six months later.
He has played for the Australian U-20 and U-23 sides.
On 20 November 2009, Anderson made his senior debut for Gold Coast United in the starting 11, in a 1–1 draw against Adelaide United. He scored his first goal for the club in a win over Perth Glory on 18 March 2012.
On 15 May 2012 he signed a deal with the Central Coast Mariners for the upcoming A-League season. Anderson, along with six fellow teammates was released from his contract with the Mariners at the end of 2014–15 A-League season.
On 14 July 2015 Zachary signed a one-year deal with Sydney FC for the 2015-16 A-League season, rejoining former manager Graham Arnold, coaches Andrew Clark and John Crawley and former teammate Matt Simon who was also released from the Mariners at the conclusion 2015-16 season. He made his competitive debut for Sydney in a loss to Urawa Red Diamonds in the 2016 AFC Champions League. In late May 2016, it was announced that Anderson would not be returning to the club after the 2015–16 season.