Max Anderson (born 17 May 2001) is a Scottish professional
footballer
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Dundee
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, Anderson signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2019. Anderson would make his professional debut with
Dundee
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in the
Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,Elgin City.
In October 2020, Anderson signed a new contract with Dundee to keep him at the club until 2023. After impressing in friendlies and the
Scottish League Cup
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, Anderson made his league debut for ''The Dark Blues'' in an away loss to Heart of Midlothian, and would compete for regular starts after impressing in his games. In March 2021, Anderson would score his first goal for Dundee in a 2–1 home win against
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
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. At the end of the league season, Anderson was awarded Dundee's Isobel Sneddon Young Player of the Year award. Anderson would be a part of the Dundee team which won the Premiership play-offs and gained promotion to the
Scottish Premiership
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.
Anderson notched his first Premiership goal for the club in a 0–1 away win against St Mirren, and would win Man of the Match for his performance. Despite Dundee being relegated, Anderson's consistent and impressive play resulted in him being awarded the Isobel Sneddon Young Player of the Year award for the second successive season.
He scored his first goal of the 2022–23 season against
The New Saints
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in the
Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,Cove Rangers
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and
Dunfermline
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. On 5 November 2022, Anderson came off the bench to play a big part in helping Dundee overturn a 2-goal deficit against
Partick Thistle
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, assisting the winning goal in a 3–2 victory. Anderson would win the
Scottish Championship
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Scotland (, ...
title with Dundee at the end of the season. On 13 June 2023, Dundee announced that Anderson had signed a new two-year deal, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2025.
After falling down the pecking order, Anderson joined
Scottish Championship
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club
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
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on a season-long loan on 28 August 2023. He made his debut on 2 September in a league game against Dunfermline Athletic. Anderson scored his first goal for the ''Caley Jags'' on 9 December in an away win over Queen's Park. The season would end negatively, with Inverness being relegated by Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Championship play-off final.
Crawley Town
On 24 July 2024, Anderson joined
EFL League One
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club Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee on an initial two-year deal. He made his debut in a league-opening win against
Blackpool
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Turkey
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. He would make his international debut in this fixture as a substitute.
Career statistics
Honours
Club
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Scottish Championship
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2022–23
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2020–21
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