Shrewsbury Town prospect Kaiman Anderson impressing from afar

Exciting forward Kaiman Anderson is rampant in the Evo-Stik Northern Premier Division with non-league Halesowen Town, netting 10 league goals going into last night's match at Stafford Rangers.

The 19-year-old – who has been part of the Salop youth set-up from under-14 level – is the latest star to thrive from the Town production line, after the likes of Connor Goldson, Ryan Woods, Jon Taylor and Dom Smith have all progressed in recent years.

Anderson's current youth loan deal runs until the end of January. It is his third stint away from the club, featuring briefly at AFC Telford United during pre-season last year before moving to Halesowen, where he really caught the eye.

"He found it difficult at Telford and maybe was struggling with confidence when he first came here but was helped by knowing Shaun Rowley (also then on-loan from Salop) and a few others," said Halesowen assistant boss Matty Clarke, who has been liaising with the Town staff regarding Anderson's development.

"He was relatively quiet but now he is more and more part of the group. We have a 'Whatsapp' messenger group chat and he's very popular.

"It took him a while to adjust, but he had a successful first spell with us last year. He went back to Shrewsbury in the summer and was probably a little bit disappointed to be sent out on loan again.

"We monitored him and he'd not really featured in pre-season so we went in for him again. I spoke with Danny Coyne (goalkeeping coach) and Adam Henshall (head of recruitment) about it and they were happy.

"He's developed from a boy into a man with us. He's developed physically and has a fantastic attitude.

"It's just clicked. He's worked really hard. Kaiman's got a good rapport with myself and John (Hill, Halesowen manager) and he has taken on every single bit of information.

"He's been doing the other side of the game. Going out wide and in areas away from goal. Doing jobs for the team."

There have been calls from certain sections of the Salop support for Anderson to step up his loan spell to one of non-league's top tiers – the National League or National League North.

His Yeltz side currently operate in step three of non-league, the seventh tier of the English football pyramid.

Anderson struggled to make an impact early in Telford's National League North campaign last season and returned to Salop in October, with Bucks chief Rob Smith admitting the youngster was not getting enough game time.

"Any pro clubs looking in non-league for a talented player will look down the lists of players that are scoring goals," added Clarke, who played for Telford United in 2003. "He could get 25 or 30 goals for us and that'd be better for him than barely playing on loan at a Chester or somebody like that and scoring the odd goal. He'd probably fall further down Shrewsbury's pecking order.

"Taking my Halesowen hat off, the only way I'd want to have him go to a higher league on loan is if he was playing football and scoring goals.

"If he continues to progress here then there will be plenty of clubs that look at him."

Anderson headed to The Grove – home of Halesowen – over the Christmas period and flourished into the new year, ending the campaign as the Yeltz's top scorer.

And, despite not registering in the first three games of this campaign, Anderson has hit a purple patch, blasting in 14 goals in all competitions – including those 10 in the league.

Halesowen president and former chairman Colin Brookes signed a contract with Manchester United around the same time as Nobby Stiles before featuring for Barnsley, West Bromwich Albion and Peterborough.

And Brookes sings Anderson's praises. "I've been in football for 60 years and used to be professional, so I like to think I look at things differently," he said.

"A lot of these youngsters grow up playing 'non-adult' football.

"They need to know they're going to get a kick up the backside.

"The Northern Premier Division is a very aggressive league, full of ex-pros. It's a great education and it does both of us a lot of good."