Sebastian Sun Anderson (born August 8, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastian Sun Anderson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 8, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Sacramento, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colorado Rapids | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2017 | Real Colorado | ||
| 2017–2019 | Colorado Rapids | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Colorado Rapids | 22 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Colorado Rapids 2 (loan) | 36 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | United States U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 25, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 9, 2019 | |||
Club career
editAnderson played for Real Colorado's academy from 2012 to 2017. He joined the Colorado Rapids Academy in 2017. On April 3, 2019, Anderson signed a homegrown player contract with the Rapids, becoming the youngest homegrown signing in club history.[3] On April 27, 2019, Anderson made his professional debut for the Rapids in a 1–0 away loss to Atlanta United. Anderson started and played 80 minutes of the match.[4] On July 20, 2019, Anderson scored his first MLS goal in the 6th minute of a 1–2 loss to New York City FC. In the 33rd minute of the match, Anderson was sent off on a straight red card.[5] Anderson was loaned to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC of the USL Championship on Aug. 23.[6] Anderson made three appearances, all of them starts, for Switchbacks FC.[7] Anderson was on the bench for the Rapids' match against Los Angeles FC on Oct. 6.[8]
On February 21, 2020, Anderson was loaned to Switchbacks FC.[9] Anderson played 90 minutes in Switchbacks FC's 2–1 win over Oklahoma City Energy on March 7.[10] Anderson underwent successful knee surgery to repair an anterior tear of his lateral meniscus on June 10.[11] In March 2021, Anderson re-joined Colorado Springs on loan for the 2021 season.[12]
Anderson was again loaned to the Switchbacks on September 16, 2022.[13]
International career
editAnderson has featured for both the United States under-15 national team and United States under-17 national team.[14] In October 2019, he was named to the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[15]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played October 21, 2023[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colorado Rapids | 2019 | MLS | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | MLS | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2021 | MLS | 1 | 0 | — | – | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | MLS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | MLS | 0 | 0 | — | – | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 2019 | USL | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | USL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | USL | 27 | 0 | – | — | 1[a] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | USL | 5 | 0 | – | — | 3[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||||
| Colorado Rapids 2 (loan) | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||||
| Career total | 77 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 2 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in USL Cup Playoffs
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. October 31, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019.
- ^ "Sebastian Anderson". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ Tom Bogert (April 3, 2019). "Colorado Rapids sign Sebastian Anderson to Homegrown deal". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "Recap: Atlanta United FC vs. Colorado Rapids 04/27/2019". Major League Soccer. April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ "Colorado Rapids vs New York City FC". Major League Soccer. July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "Colorado Rapids loan Cole Bassett & Sebastian Anderson to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC".
- ^ "Sebastian Anderson".
- ^ "MLS Match Center".
- ^ "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Acquire Four Players On Loan From Colorado Rapids".
- ^ "OKC Energy vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC".
- ^ "Sebastian Anderson Undergoes Successful Knee Surgery | June 11, 2020".
- ^ "COLORADO SPRINGS SWITCHBACKS FC ACQUIRE FIVE PLAYERS ON LOAN FROM COLORADO RAPIDS". switchbacksfc.com. March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ Cutler, Tyler. "Switchbacks FC Acquires Sebastian Anderson from Colorado Rapids". SwitchbacksFC.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Sebastian Anderson". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "Head Coach Raphael Wicky Names USA Roster for 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ Sebastian Anderson at Soccerway. Retrieved January 3, 2021.