FIU Athletics

Spent a redshirt season with the Golden Panthers in 2006.

High School: Played four years of soccer at Cypress Bay High School...District champions from 2004-06...In 2004, team also won the regional title and finished runner-up at the state tournament...Named to both the Sun-Sentinel and Miami Herald’s Second Team as a junior and senior...Participated in the 2006 Broward All-Star game...Played club soccer with the Weston Fury...Picked up international experience in both soccer and rugby, playing in Brazil, Spain, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. Personal: Born October 6, 1987, in São Paolo, Brazil...Son of Nicholas and Linda Anderson...From an athletic family, his grandfather, Luciano Bruni, played professional soccer in Italy in the 1950s, while his other grandfather, Angus Anderson, competed in track & field...His father played collegiate rugby in Brazil...Speaks five languages ? English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French, and was a member of the Italian and French Honor Societies at Cypress Bay...Also recruited by FAU and Mercer...An international business major, with plans to return to Brazil after college.