Technical Scout

Tottenham Hotspur Football; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An iconic English football club is seeking a Technical Scout to analyze emerging talent and report on player performance. The role involves attending live games and collaborating with recruitment analysts. Candidates should have significant experience in a similar role and be comfortable using scouting systems like Opta Pro Hub. This position requires a strong work ethic and the ability to work flexible hours, contributing to the club’s recruitment efforts.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a technical scout at a professional football club (2 years or more) is required.
• Knowledge of best practices for scouting players and compiling reports.
• Ability to work on unsociable hours during critical scouting periods.

Responsibilities

• Regularly report on emerging talent and First Team target players.
• Make assessments contributing to the recruitment strategy.
• Attend live games and report on players.

Skills

IT literate

Experience using Opta Pro Hub

Strong work ethic

Team player

Enthusiasm to learn

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Opta Pro Hub

Wyscout

Job description

Organisation: Tottenham Hotspur Football
Salary: Competitive
Location: Enfield, London
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 3 October 2025

Job Description

Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur is an iconic English football club, playing in the Premier League and Women’s Super League. From North London to the world, our fanbase spans continents, cultures, and generations. Spurs is a club that’s always dared to push boundaries, breaking new ground and rewriting history.

We offer world-class facilities: In 2019, we opened our state-of-the-art Stadium, a £1 billion landmark that’s the beating heart of North Tottenham’s transformation. More than just a football ground, it’s an engine of change — creating 4,000 jobs and injecting £300 million into the local economy every year.

The Role

• Regularly report on the most applicable emerging talent and First Team target players on video to generate a consistent stream of new knowledge relating to their respective performance levels.
• Make contextualised & evidence-based assessments on players that contribute to the club’s overarching recruitment strategy.
• Liaise with the Lead Recruitment Analyst to assist with tasks involved in building player profiles.
• Attend live games in addition to video scouting where feasible and report on players.
• The role will be based at the Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre but it will also involve some travel.

About You

Scout both individual players and pre-determined teams on video using bespoke Tottenham Hotspur FC scouting templates on Opta Pro Hub.

• Make holistic and evidence-based recommendations regarding potential target players in line with our style of play & what we have currently in the First Team & U21 squads.
• Liaise with the Lead Recruitment Analyst and Lead Scouting Insights Analyst to understand & prioritise the most applicable emerging talent cases prior to assessing them in strategically selected games on video initially.
• Assist with the generation of position specific videos of shortlisted first team &/or emerging talent target players.
• Attend live games, where feasible, to assess players and report on them using bespoke scouting templates on Opta Pro Hub which are specific to the recruitment needs of Tottenham Hotspur Football club.
• Support the process of compiling comprehensive player profiles & contribute meaningfully throughout the scouting process (identification, assessment & recommendation), completing any ad-hoc tasks that are required (such as compiling presentations or conducting research projects on players under consideration).
• Be willing to work unsociable hours to ensure that the highest quality of work is maintained during critical times of the season (i.e. during & in the build-up to a transfer window).

What you will bring

• IT literate and has significant experience of using scouting systems such as Opta Pro Hub and Wyscout.
• Previous experience of working in a technical scout role (or equivalent) at a professional football club (2 years or more).
• Willingness & inquisitiveness to generate knowledge relating to a player’s profile from several different data entry points.
• Strong work ethic and proactive in prioritising the most necessary tasks in relation to the specific scouting/recruitment demands at that time.
• Enthusiasm to learn new skills while on the job to not only assist in improving the process of presenting a player to the club’s key stakeholders but to also develop themselves as a practitioner.
• Team player, collaborative & open-minded to adopting a holistic approach to scouting & player assessment.
• Comfortable working evenings & weekends as it is often required.

The Tottenham Hotspur Way

Is to push harder, rise higher and forge greater. We involve, inspire and elevate one another to be our best selves, to produce exceptional on and off the pitch. Every day brings us opportunities to improve and make the impossible, possible.

Our values that bind us:
DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE – Impossible made possible when we think outside the box
DARE TO CHANGE THE GAME – Relentlessly strive for glory and leave our mark on the world
DO IT OUR WAY – Win the right way, never at all costs.

Our Responsibility to you

Safeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. Successful candidates are to be reminded they would be subject to various background, DBS, and reference checks for this role.

We welcome applications from anyone regardless of age, disability, gender, race, or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.