Kenny Anderson (born 14 February 1992 in Gorinchem) is a former Dutch-Scottish-

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who played as a

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for ASWH in the Dutch

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. Anderson has previously played for Heart of Midlothian before returning to RKC.

Club career

RKC Waalwijk

Anderson started his football career at

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

after unsuccessfully trying to earn an academy place at

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. From then on, Anderson spent eight years at RKC Waalwijk before joining Willem II, where he lasted one year, before returning to Waalwijk. After playing for the club's reserve for almost the entire 2012–13 season, Anderson made his RKC Waalwijk debut on 20 April 2013, where he came on as a substitute for

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after 82nd minutes, in a 4–0 loss against

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. Two weeks later in the last game of the season on 12 May 2013, Anderson scored his first RKC Waalwijk goal, in a 2–1 win over

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. The club finished in 14th place, Anderson made three appearances and scored once. Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Anderson signed a two-year contract with the club, keeping him there until 2015. Anderson remained in the first team for the first half of the season and provided an assist for

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, who scored the last minute goal in a 1–0 win over Feyenoord on 24 November 2013. Three weeks later on 14 December 2013, Anderson scored his first goals, in a 2–1 win over

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. Anderson later scored two more goals in the 2013–14 season against

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and

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. Anderson continued to be in the first team in and out for the 2013–14 season, having been on the substitute bench for much of the time, making 25 appearances and scoring four times, as they were relegated from the Eredivisie. In the 2014–15 season, Anderson started the season well when he scored two goals in two games against

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and

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. Anderson's third goal then came on 20 September 2014, in a 3–1 loss against Volendam. His fourth goal then came on 19 December 2014, in a 5–3 against Emmen, followed up setting up twice, in a 3–0 win over against

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on 16 January 2015. By the end of January, Anderson had made 17 appearances and scored four times for the club.

Heart of Midlothian

Anderson moved abroad to Scotland, where he signed for Heart of Midlothian on 2 February 2015, for a nominal fee on an 18-month contract. Five days after signing he scored on his Hearts debut in a 3–2 win away to

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. With four starts and four sub appearances, as Hearts were promoted back to the

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, Anderson's hopes of getting a winner's medal was under threat, as he made less than nine appearances and need to play in the final game of the season against

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. Anderson made his ninth appearance for the club in the last game of the season against Rangers, where he came on as a substitute for Miguel Pallardó in the 70th minute, which Hearts later drew 2–2. After the game finished, Anderson received the winner's medal, which he described it as a "fantastic achievement", and revealed that Manager

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was planning to use him in the match to ensure he received the winner's medal. After not featuring in any first team matches for the side during the 2015–16 season, Anderson left the club in January 2016.

Quick Boys and ASWH

Anderson signed for

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on 17 December 2017. In 2019 he signed with ASWH that made it to the

through playoffs before he started. After a year at ASWH, he transferred to

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where he retired before the season started.

International career

Anderson is eligible for

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and

. He represented Scotland U17's levels in 2008. Anderson previously represented Netherlands U14 and Netherlands U15.

Statistics

Personal life

Anderson was born in the Netherlands to a

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father and a Dutch-Indonesian mother and grew up in Arkel in the southern Netherlands. Anderson studies for an economics degree at the Johan Cruyff Institute.

Honours

; Heart of Midlothian *

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2014–15

References

External links

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Voetbal International profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Kenny 1992 births Living people Footballers from Gorinchem Dutch people of Scottish descent Dutch men's footballers Scottish men's footballers Scottish people of Dutch descent Men's association football midfielders Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players RKC Waalwijk players Willem II (football club) players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Scotland men's youth international footballers Dutch people of Indonesian descent ASWH players Achilles Veen players