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# Data Analyst

- **Company:** ICP Search
- **Location:** Birmingham, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Business Analytics Applications, Python (Programming Language), Power BI, SQL Databases
- **Published:** September 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2879227573-data-analyst

## About the Role

* 2+ years' experience within professional football or an equivalent elite sporting environment

 * Strong understanding of player recruitment and football decision-making

 * Experience working with football datasets and tools such as Excel, Power BI, SQL or Python

 * Exposure to recognised football data providers and platforms

 * The ability to turn complex analysis into clear recommendations for sporting stakeholders

 * Strong judgement, curiosity and attention to detail

This is an opportunity to join an ambitious sporting organisation where analysis is central to recruitment strategy and competitive advantage.

## Description

We're supporting a leading elite sports organisation with the appointment of a Data Analyst, Player Recruitment to strengthen its player recruitment function.

Working closely with recruitment, technical and sporting leadership, this person will use data to support smarter, evidence-led decisions across the full player acquisition cycle - from identifying targets through to assessing suitability and supporting final decision-making.

The role will include:

 * Building and developing analytical models to support player identification and evaluation

 * Combining event, tracking, physical and contextual data to assess performance and potential

 * Producing clear player reports, visualisations and presentations

 * Developing position-specific benchmarks, profiles and shortlists aligned to the playing model

 * Supporting due diligence on prospective signings

 * Working closely with scouts to combine quantitative insight with live observation

 * Improving data workflows, reporting processes and analytical tools across recruitment


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