Paul Anderson
Personal information
Date of birth	23 July 1988 (1988-07-23) (age 21)
Place of birth	Melton Mowbray, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Nottingham Forest
Number	7
Youth career
	West Bromwich Albion Hull City
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006–2009 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–	Liverpool → Swansea City (loan) → Nottingham Forest (loan) Nottingham Forest	00 0(0) 31 0(7) 26 0(2) 17 0(2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Paul Anderson (born 23 July 1988 in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire) is a footballer playing for Nottingham Forest. He plays primarily as a winger and can operate on either flank.

He has been capped by England at Under-19 level.^[1]

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Early career 1.2 Liverpool 1.3 Swansea City 1.4 Nottingham Forest 2 Career statistics 3 Honours 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Anderson attended Brownlow County Primary School then John Ferneley High School and then King Edward School in Melton Mowbray. As a schoolboy he was attached to West Bromwich Albion but they declined to offer him a professional contract believing he would never make the grade. After this setback Anderson then decided to join Hull City, the club his father Phil Anderson had played for. His performances for their academy team caught the eye of Liverpool who took him to Anfield on an extended trial.

[edit] Liverpool

In November 11, 2005 Liverpool's official website announced that a swap deal was arranged for Liverpool's John Welsh to move to Hull, while Anderson went the other way after impressing during a trial.^[2]

Anderson was a regular in the Liverpool U-18 team which won the 2006 FA Youth Cup and his performances led some to compare him to Michael Owen^[3].

He earned his first call up to the senior team in March 2006 when he was an unused substitute in Liverpool's Champions League Round of 16 second leg against Benfica.^[4] On 15 July 2006, Anderson made a memorable debut for the Liverpool's first team in a pre-season friendly against Wrexham.^[5] Anderson scored an early goal in the fifth minute to set Liverpool on their way to a 2–0 victory.

On 1 July 2008, immediately prior to his loan to Nottingham Forest, Anderson signed a new three-year contract.^[6]

[edit] Swansea City

Anderson joined League One side Swansea City on loan for the 2007–08 season. After a successful season with the Welsh outfit, Anderson was rewarded by being named Swansea Young Player of the Year^[7] scoring 10 goals in all competitions. Swansea manager Roberto Martínez expressed his desire to sign the winger on a permanent basis.^[8] Swansea faced competition for the player from Nottingham Forest who were also understood to be interested in the player.

[edit] Nottingham Forest

On 26 June 2008 it was announced that Anderson was to join Forest on a season long loan.^[9] After suffering with injury, Anderson eventually made his Forest debut against Queens Park Rangers on 18 October 2008. He scored his first goal for the club in November, in the 2–1 home defeat against Norwich City. His second goal came in a 2-0 home win against Plymouth.

On 23 January 2009, in an FA Cup fourth round qualifier, between Derby County and Nottingham Forest, Anderson suffered what was deemed an horrific injury in the second half of the game. Anderson fell awkwardly after a challenge by Derby's Paul Connolly and suffered a broken arm and dislocated wrist.^[10] He returned only four weeks after, and contributed in helping Forest secure Championship status, finishing 19th.

In May 2009, Liverpool accepted a bid from Swansea. However, due to Roberto Martinez leaving Swansea, Personal Negotiations were never reached and Forest signed the winger on a permanent basis for a fee of £250,000 on June 30 2009. The 20-year old signed a three-year deal, becoming Forest's third confirmed signing in two days.^[11].^[12]

[edit] Career statistics

Team	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Others1		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Swansea	2007-08	31	7	3	0	2	1	5	2	41	10
Nott'm Forest	2008-09	26	2	2	0	-	-	-	-	28	2
Nott'm Forest	2009-10	17	2	-	-	3	1	-	-	20	3
Career Total		74	11	5	0	5	2	5	2	89	15
Last updated 14 December 2009[13]

¹The other competition in 2007-08 season is Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

[edit] Honours

• FA Youth Cup: 2006
• Football League One (III): 2008

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Nottingham Forest profile
• Thisisanfield.com player profile
• Liverpool FC profile
• Profile at LFCHistory.net
• Paul Anderson career stats at Soccerbase

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Persondata
NAME	Anderson, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Anderson, Paul
SHORT DESCRIPTION	footballers
DATE OF BIRTH	1988-7-23
PLACE OF BIRTH	Melton Mowbray , England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH