Jump to content

Zac Anderson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Shafiqabu (talk | contribs) at 18:34, 18 July 2017. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Not to be confused with Zach Anderson.

Zachary Anderson
Anderson with Gold Coast United's youth team in 2010
Personal information
Full name Zachary Michael Anderson
Date of birth (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Ayr, Queensland, Australia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Center Back
Team information
Current team
 Kedah FA
Number 4
Youth career
Brisbane City
2006–2008 QAS
2009–2010 Template:ALeague GCU
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Template:ALeague GCU 17 (1)
2012–2015 Template:ALeague CCM 67 (1)
2015–2016 Sydney FC 4 (0)
2016 Emirates Club 4 (0)
2017– Kedah FA 12 (1)
International career‡
2009 Australia U-20 2 (0)
2012 Australia U-23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:36, 18 July 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 player who plays as a defender for Malaysian Super League side Kedah FA.

Born in Queensland, Anderson made his professional debut with Template:ALeague GCU 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.

Playing career

Gold Coast United

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.[1] He scored his first goal for the club in a win over Perth Glory on 18 March 2012.[2]

Central Coast Mariners

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.

Sydney FC

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.[3] He made his competitive debut for Sydney in a loss to Urawa Red Diamonds in the 2016 AFC Champions League.[4] In late May 2016, it was announced that Anderson would not be returning to the club after the 2015–16 season.[5]

Asia

In June 2016, Anderson was announced as a new signing for UAE Arabian Gulf League side Emirates Club, signing a two-year deal.[6]

Anderson moved to Malaysian Super League side Kedah FA in early 2017.[7]

International

On 7 March 2012 he was selected to represent the Australia Olympic football team in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against Iraq.

Career statistics

As of 29 April 2017[8][9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Template:ALeague GCU 2009–10 A-League 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2010–11 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2011–12 12 1 0 0 0 0 12 1
Total 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
Template:ALeague CCM 2012–13 A-League 23 0 0 0 5 0 28 0
2013–14 22 1 0 0 6 0 28 1
2014–15 22 0 4 0 0 0 26 0
Total 67 1 4 0 11 0 82 1
Sydney FC 2015–16 A-League 4 0 0 0 5 0 9 0
Emirates Club 2016–17 UAE Arabian Gulf League 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kedah FA 2017 Malaysian Super League 11 1 4 1 0 0 15 2
Career total 99 3 9 1 16 0 124 4

Honours

Club

Template:ALeague GCU

Template:ALeague CCM

Kedah FA

See also

References

  1. ^ "Adelaide toughs out another draw". A-League. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Brown double ensures Gold Coast victory". The World Game. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Sydney FC sign Zac Anderson to replace Nikola Petkovic". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. ^ Smithies, Tom. "Sydney FC defeated by Urawa Red Diamonds in opening AFC Champions League fixture for 2016". Fox Sports. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Sydney FC announce squad changes". Sydney FC. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Zac Anderson signs with Emirates Club". Sunshine Coast Daily. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Kedah football team needs RM27 million this year". Free Malaysia Today. 13 January 2017. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Zac Anderson". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Z. Anderson". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  10. ^ "JDT 1-1 Kedah (pen. 4-5): Red Eagles down ten-man Tigers to lift first title of 2017". Goal.com. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zac_Anderson&oldid=791192457"