Job Description

ACADEMY FOOTBALL ANALYST

San Diego FC is built for San Diego — its people, its neighborhoods, and its future. As Major League Soccer’s newest club, we use football as a platform to connect, invest in, and give back to the community we represent. Our mission is clear: create opportunities for talent to flourish and San Diego to shine.

SDFC’s Right to Dream Academy is redefining what is possible in American youth development. Our world-class residential academy sets a new standard for how talent is discovered, nurtured, and launched — on the field and in life.

Guided by the Right to Dream model and grounded in the Sycuan Tribe’s deep roots, we are proud to honor our history while championing emerging excellence as we build for the future.

Position Summary:

Our Football Analyst will lead in the delivery of a comprehensive and systematic workflow to support academy player development through the capture, analysis, and sharing of insights from all academy training sessions and games. Collaborate as part of a multi-disciplinary academy team focused on football, academics, and character development while also working in alignment with the SDFC first team analysis department.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to SDFC’s Head of Academy Football, duties will include:

• Lead in the provision of video analysis across the academy, covering all aspects of video/data capture from training and games
• Attend technical meetings, training sessions and games
• Review, analyze, and share video examples related to style of play and individual player learning moments
• Collaborate with analysis staff of SDFC first team and other RTD academies to identify content applicable to the academy
• Input and export of training data related to periodization
• Assist the academy scouting and recruitment process with the capture and analysis of film from tryouts, ID Centers, and other platforms
• Ensure all analysis and presentation of information is age/stage appropriate
• Genuine desire and willingness to play a part in the holistic development of student-athletes on campus

Qualifications

Candidates can meet the qualifications for this role with a combination of education, experience and skills.

• Degree in a field related to Performance Analysis
• Minimum 1-year in a similar role, working with coaches and/or analysts
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team at a residential school or football/soccer academy
• Technical skills using tools like Hudl, Sportscode, Wyscout, Spiideo, Veo etc.
• Able to provide examples of previous player development analysis work created using the above tools
• Eligibility to work in the USA

Preferred Experience & Skills

• License or experience flying a drone
• Youth coaching experience preferred
• Strong verbal, written, in-person and presentation communication skills
• Process driven with careful attention to detail
• Excellent organizational, data collection, planning and leadership skills
• English essential, bilingual with Spanish preferred

We have a strong commitment to student athlete safety and well-being. All candidates must pass a fingerprint background check and complete SafeSport training. We encourage all individuals who share our commitment to community and soccer to apply. SDFC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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