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Full nameHarry John Anderson
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age29
Date of birth9 Jan 1997
BirthplaceSlough
Height179 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubColchester
Central midfielder
9
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
792
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Colchester.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100967

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

H. Anderson is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Colchester, rated 18.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 169th of 254 on scout potential in the League Two. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (38.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Anderson.

Judged on this season alone, Anderson graded 18 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 48 central midfielders in the League Two, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 2.5 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 31 → 18). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 34th of 48 of the 48 central midfielders in the League Two. At 29 Anderson is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2022/23
18.8
Ratingi
34th of 48 central midfielders
17.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
38.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.5
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Colchester finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

9
Apps
2.5
Def. / 90
15
Tackles
4
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 38.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 18.8, Anderson carries the 34th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League Two of 48 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2
Shots on target5
Shots13

Passing

Assists0
Chances created6
Passes164
Pass accuracy68%

Possession

Successful dribbles8
Dribble success47.1%
Duels won46
Duels won %46.9%
Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles15
Interceptions4
Blocks3
Fouls committed22

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.