Soccer Data Analyst: Insights & Reporting

Nashville SC; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nashville Soccer Club is seeking a Data Analyst to support decision-making across the club by analyzing and visualizing data from event, tracking, physical, and other soccer data. You will answer ad-hoc questions and produce recurring match reporting, with collaboration across Front Office, Scouting & Recruitment, Analysis, and High Performance teams.

The role reports to the Head of Analytics and offers autonomy to determine approaches while aligning with departmental priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Sports Analytics, or related quantitative field, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Experience using Python for data analysis and developing statistical or machine-learning models, with strong data manipulation and visualization skills; experience with SQL, APIs, Git/version control, or data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Answer ad-hoc questions related to team performance, player evaluation, recruitment, opposition analysis, physical performance, and other sporting needs.
• Analyze soccer data and translate findings into clear, actionable insights through effective visualizations, reports, metrics, models, and tools.
• Produce and maintain recurring reporting around First Team matches.
• Develop and maintain accurate, reproducible workflows within the Club's existing Python-based environment.
• Balance short-turnaround requests, recurring responsibilities, and longer-running projects while collaborating with stakeholders across the sporting organization.
• Apply soccer knowledge and tactical understanding when framing questions, interpreting results, and communicating findings.

Skills

Python

Data visualization

Statistics

SQL

APIs

Git/version control

Data pipelines

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science/Statistics/Quantitative field

Tools

Git

SQL

APIs

Job description

Nashville Soccer Club is seeking a Data Analyst to support decision-making across the club by analyzing and visualizing data from event, tracking, physical, and other soccer data. You will answer ad-hoc questions and produce recurring match reporting, with collaboration across Front Office, Scouting & Recruitment, Analysis, and High Performance teams.

The role reports to the Head of Analytics and offers autonomy to determine approaches while aligning with departmental priorities.