Player Profile

Keshi ANDERSON

Full name
Keshi Stuart Oluyinka Adetokunboh ANDERSON

Date of birth
April 6th, 1995 - Luton

First joined
August 31st, 2017 [loan]

First team debut
September 2nd, 2017 vs. Barnet (Home)

Last match played
March 7th, 2020 vs. Forest Green Rovers (Home)

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Positions

LM

RM

CM

AMR

AML

AMC

CF
International eligibility
ENGLAND
NIGERIA
No international caps.

Luton born Anderson first joined the Town on a season-long loan from Crystal Palace in August 2017, making his debut in a 4-1 home defeat to Barnet two days later - he netted his first goal for the club in the middle of September in a 3-2 win versus Stevenage.

Impressive performances early in the campaign playing in a central attacking midfield role persuaded manager David Flitcroft to pay an undisclosed fee to sign him on a permanent two-and-a-half year deal in January 2018 - but after his signing, from the end of January, Anderson was substituted in all but one of the matches he started - and after Flitcroft left the club to be replaced by Phil Brown, Anderson found himself benched for much of the final part of the season.

Anderson started the 2018/19 campaign in a new role on the left side of an attacking three, but though he showed occasional flashes of brilliance, he did not hit the heights expected of him - and come the end of the season, after issues with his off-field discipline that prompted now manager Richie Wellens to deny him a place on a pre-season tour to Spain, Anderson found himself on the transfer list - Wellens eager to free up Anderson's significant wage packet to fund other attacking targets.

When no bids were forthcoming, Anderson managed to force his way back into the Wellens' plans - and he surprisingly started the first game of the season, netting the Town's second to wrap up the game at Scunthorpe. Despite a niggling hamstring injury, Anderson became a key member of a side that went on to win the League Two title. A superb 25 minute hat-trick on Boxing Day against Cambridge proved to be his last goals in a Town shirt - his hamstring injury keeping him out for two months, and soon after his return, a global pandemic brought the season to a premature end. After Town were awarded the title, Anderson announced that he would be leaving the club rather than signing a new contract offer - on the same day, he signed for Blackpool on a two year contract.

Playing Record


Senior

Season LEAGUE FA CUP EFL CUP OTHER TOTAL
AppsGlsAppsGlsAppsGlsAppsGls Apps Gls
2019/20 17 (+3) 6 - - 1 - 1 - 19 (+3) 6
2018/19 36 (+7) 4 1 (+1) - 1 - 2 1 40 (+8) 5
2017/18 36 (+1) 5 - - - - 3 - 39 (+1) 5
TOTAL 89 (+11) 15 1 (+1) - 2 - 6 1 98 (+12) 16

Career details


Club Details
Watford

Watford
 (youth)
Barton Rovers

Barton Rovers
2013 
Brentford

Brentford
January 2015 (trial)
Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace
February 1st, 2015 ; transferred out (January 16th, 2018)
Doncaster Rovers

Doncaster Rovers
September 24th, 2015 (loan); contract terminated (November 21st, 2015)
Bolton Wanderers

Bolton
August 31st, 2016 (loan); recalled from loan (January 16th, 2017)
Northampton Town

Northampton Town
January 17th, 2017 (loan); expired (2016/7)
Swindon Town

Swindon
August 31st, 2017 (loan)
Swindon Town

Swindon
January 16th, 2018 (transferred in, undisclosed fee); expired (June 29th, 2020)
Blackpool

Blackpool
June 29th, 2020 (announced June 29th, 2020) (unattached); released (rptd May 16th, 2023)
Birmingham City

Birmingham
July 22nd, 2023 (unattached)