Data Analyst (Soccer Operations)

About the role

The Kansas City Current is looking for a highly motivated Data Analyst to support the club’s technical, performance, and sporting operations. You will turn raw football data into actionable insights that influence match preparation, player development, recruitment, and overall decision‑making.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver pre‑match, post‑match and opposition analysis to coaching and technical staff.
• Analyze tactical trends, player tendencies, team style profiles and game‑model adherence.
• Support player recruitment and talent identification through data‑driven evaluation.
• Develop individualized performance reports and long‑term development tracking systems.
• Build and maintain scalable data infrastructure and automated pipelines integrating tracking, event, video, wellness, medical and performance data.
• Design internal tools, dashboards and applications using Python, SQL, R, APIs and visualization platforms.
• Translate complex football data into clear, practical recommendations aligned with the club’s philosophy.

Required profile

• Strong passion for soccer and deep understanding of the game.
• Advanced analytical capabilities and comfort working in a fast‑paced elite sporting environment.
• Ability to collaborate daily with coaches, analysts, performance staff and front‑office leadership.
• Proven programming and systems‑building expertise.

Required skills

• Python
• SQL
• R
• APIs
• Data visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)