Graduate careers

8 careers

F

• Football data scientist

  Data scientist, football data analyst

  Football data scientists build models from match event and tracking data to support recruitment, tactics and sports science decisions.

• Football operations manager

  Club secretary, football administrator, team operations manager

  Football operations managers handle the administration that keeps a club running: registrations, travel, contracts and league rules.

P

• Partnerships manager

  Sponsorship manager, commercial manager, partnership executive

  Partnerships managers find and look after a club’s sponsors and commercial partners, from the first meeting to activation on match days.

• Performance analyst

  Match analyst, video analyst, opposition analyst

  Performance analysts use video and data to help coaches and players understand and improve performance, and to prepare for opponents.

• Physiotherapist

  Physio, club physiotherapist, sports physiotherapist

  Club physiotherapists assess and treat players’ injuries, lead their rehabilitation and help prevent injuries happening.

R

• Recruitment analyst

  Player recruitment analyst, scouting analyst

  Recruitment analysts use data and video to find players who could improve a club’s squad, and present shortlists to the recruitment team.

S

• Sports nutritionist

  Performance nutritionist, club nutritionist

  Sports nutritionists advise players on what to eat and drink to perform, recover and stay healthy.

• Strength and conditioning coach

  S&C coach, sports scientist, fitness coach

  Strength and conditioning coaches plan gym and pitch programmes that make players faster, stronger and more resistant to injury.