Analysis & Data

Use video and data to help coaches, players and recruiters make better decisions.

Analysts turn matches and training into insight. Performance analysts film, code and clip footage for coaches and players; data scientists build models from event and tracking data. It’s one of the fastest-growing areas of football.

3 careers in this sector

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.