Football Data Analyst: Player Development Insights

Newcastle United FC; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Newcastle United FC is seeking an Academy Data Analyst to turn academy data into actionable insights that support player development. You will work with coaches, sports science and medical teams to blend data engineering, analytics and storytelling.

In this fast-paced environment, you will build dashboards and reports that track player progression and performance, and present findings to diverse stakeholders across the academy and first-team pathway.

Qualifications

• Experience turning academy data into clear insights.
• Ability to blend data engineering, analytics and storytelling.
• Experience presenting insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Integrate football, sport science and academy data into analysis-ready datasets.
• Build Tableau, Power BI and visual analytics products that support player development decisions.
• Develop reporting and dashboards that track player progression and performance.
• Present insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Apply football context to technical, tactical, physical and behavioural analysis.
• Explore innovative tools and methods to enhance insight delivery and workflows.

Skills

Data analytics

Tableau

Power BI

Storytelling

Stakeholder comms

Football data

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Newcastle United FC is seeking an Academy Data Analyst to turn academy data into actionable insights that support player development. You will work with coaches, sports science and medical teams to blend data engineering, analytics and storytelling.

In this fast-paced environment, you will build dashboards and reports that track player progression and performance, and present findings to diverse stakeholders across the academy and first-team pathway.