Iván Anderson

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Iván Anderson

| full_name = Iván Alejandro Anderson Hernández

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|11|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Panama City, Panama

| height = 1.75 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Marathón

| clubnumber = 27

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Tauro

| years1 = 2018–2021

| clubs1 = Tauro

| caps1 = 68

| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2021

| clubs2 = Universitario

| caps2 = 32

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2022–2023

| clubs3 = Monagas

| caps3 = 43

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2024–2025

| clubs4 = Fortaleza C.E.I.F.

| caps4 = 28

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2025–

| clubs5 = Marathón

| caps5 = 10

| goals5 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Panama U22

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2019–

| nationalteam2 = Panama

| nationalcaps2 = 12

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|PAN}}}}

| club-update = 13 March 2025

| ntupdate = 21 March 2025

}}

Iván Alejandro Anderson Hernández (born 24 November 1997) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Honduran Liga Nacional club Marathón and the Panama national team.{{Soccerway|531731}}

International career

Anderson is a former Panamanian youth national team player. He was part of Panama's squad at 2019 Pan American Games.{{cite web|title=DELY VALDÉS ESCOGE LOS 18 JUGADORES PARA JUEGOS PANAMERICANOS|url=http://fepafut.com/dely-valdes-escoge-los-18-jugadores-para-juegos-panamericanos/|date=13 July 2019|access-date=7 September 2021}}

On 27 January 2019, Anderson made his senior team debut in a 3–0 friendly defeat against the United States.{{cite web|title=USMNT 3 – PANAMA 0|url=https://ussoccerplayers.com/2019/01/usmnt-3-panama-0-january-2019-friendly.html|date=27 January 2019|access-date=7 September 2021}}

On 12 July 2023, he scored his first international goal during overtime of the semi-finals of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup against the United States, resulting in a 1–1 draw. The Panamanians would then win 5–4 on penalties.{{Cite news |date=2023-07-12 |title=Panama upsets US 5-4 on penalty kicks after 1-1 tie to reach CONCACAF Gold Cup final |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/united-states-panama-concacaf-gold-cup-a3f3122923d58a342a6d9d1baee0c5c4 |access-date=2023-07-12}}

Career statistics

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="7"\|Panama \|2019	1	0
2020	1	0
2021	0	0
2022	2	0
2023	4	1
2024	3	0
2025	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total\|\|12\|\|1

:Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Anderson goal.

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Iván Anderson
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
align="center"\|1	12 July 2023	Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United States	{{fb\|USA}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|1–1	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Iván Anderson

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

12 July 2023

Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United States

align="center"|1–0

align="center"|1–1

2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honours

Panama

CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2023{{Cite web |title=Mexico 1-0 Panama (Jul 16, 2023) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/678990/panama-mexico |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=ESPN |language=en}}
CONCACAF Nations League runner-up: 2024–25{{Cite web |date=23 March 2025 |title=Mexico beat Panama with stoppage-time penalty for CONCACAF Nations League title |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/mexico-beat-panama-with-stoppage-time-penalty-concacaf-nations-league-title-2025-03-24/#:~:text=March%2023%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20Raul,Inglewood%2C%20California%2C%20on%20Sunday. |access-date=26 March 2025 |website=Reuters}}