Remote Data Analyst — Elite Football Player Recruitment

ICP Search; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Professional Elite Sport in the United Kingdom is seeking a Data Analyst, Player Recruitment to strengthen its player recruitment function. You will work closely with recruitment, technical and sporting leadership to use data for smarter, evidence-led decisions across the full player acquisition cycle.

The role involves building analytical models, combining event, tracking, and contextual data, producing clear reports and visualisations, and improving data workflows to support scouting and

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience within professional football or elite sport.
• Experience with football datasets and tools (Excel, Power BI, SQL or Python).
• Ability to translate analysis into actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Build and develop analytical models to support player identification and evaluation.
• Combine event, tracking, physical and contextual data to assess performance and potential.
• Produce clear player reports, visualisations and presentations.
• Develop position-specific benchmarks, profiles and shortlists aligned to the playing model.
• Support due diligence on prospective signings.
• Work closely with scouts to combine quantitative insight with live observation.
• Improve data workflows, reporting processes and analytical tools across recruitment.

Skills

Data analysis

Football analytics

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Python

Job description

Professional Elite Sport in the United Kingdom is seeking a Data Analyst, Player Recruitment to strengthen its player recruitment function. You will work closely with recruitment, technical and sporting leadership to use data for smarter, evidence-led decisions across the full player acquisition cycle.

The role involves building analytical models, combining event, tracking, and contextual data, producing clear reports and visualisations, and improving data workflows to support scouting and