Louie Annesley

Early career

Born in St. Helier, London, Annesley spent time with both AFC Wimbledon and Chelsea. Annesley started his senior career at non-League side Cobham, breaking into the senior side and making ten appearances in his only season at the club in the Combined Counties Football League. This attracted the attention of Barnet, who signed him to their academy in 2017. He left in early 2018, signing for Gibraltar Premier Division champions Lincoln Red Imps in July 2018. He made his debut on 26 July 2018 in the UEFA Europa League first leg against The New Saints.

Blackburn Rovers and loans

In January 2019, despite only playing three league games for the Red Imps and primarily featuring in their Intermediate League squad, he signed for EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers on a deal until June 2021, initially to play in their development side. Annesley made his Rovers under-23 debut on 4 February, coming off the bench for the final 18 minutes of his side's 7–1 victory over Leicester City in the Premier League 2. He picked up his first piece of silverware at Rovers on 7 May 2019, when he started in the 2–0 Lancashire Senior Cup final victory over local rivals Burnley. He captained the U23s for the first time on 8 March 2021, also scoring his first goal in a 5–1 win over Southampton B in the Premier League 2. In June 2021, he signed a new two-year contract with the club. On 29 October 2021, Annesley joined National League side, Woking on loan until 4 December…

Annesley is the first player to have represented Gibraltar at every level from U16 to senior level, first appearing for the under-16 side in March 2015 while on the books at Chelsea. Later that year, he made his debut for the Gibraltar U17 national team, with whom he earned five caps. In 2016, he played three games for the Gibraltar U19 before earning a call up for the first Gibraltar U21 in 2017, with whom he has eight caps to date. Annesley notably made a late goal-line clearance in Gibraltar U21s' 1–0 victory over North Macedonia. In March 2018, Annesley made his debut for the senior national team, starting at the last minute after an injury to Joseph Chipolina in the warm-up. He was substituted in the second half as they held on for a 1–0 win over Latvia. He earned his second senior cap on 13 October, coming off the bench in another 1–0 victory, this time away at Armenia to win Gibraltar's first competitive points at senior level. He captained the national team for the first time on 22 March 2025, against Montenegro.

Club

As of match played 12 September 2026

International

As of match played 31 March 2026

Annesley was born in St. Helier, London, and was educated at Wimbledon College. Alongside his playing career, he is a coach and analyst with Monster Mentality Sports, a personal football coaching service.