
David Wood
Ambitious professional pursuing a career in the football industry
Stuttgart, GermanyWork Experience
Senior Analytics SpecialistFull Time
Die Ligen GmbH
Jul 2019 - Present -6 yrs
Germany , Stuttgart
- Job Details:Responsible for consulting football clubs both in Germany and across Europe in the fields of analysis and scouting Key duties: - Advising clubs on their analysis and scouting processes - Visiting clubs to demonstrate the company's analysis portfolio and offer instruction - Controlling the quality of tactical match recordings and analyses - Organising and conducting seminars/webinars explaining LIGEN.analytics' concept of contextual analysis - Filming games and enabling live analysis for the German FA and other partners at national team level - Leading in-house projects and delivering training to colleagues - Translating articles, presentations, handbooks and other content from German to English
Video ScoutFreelance / Project
Brentford Football Club
Jul 2018 - Jun 2020 -1 yr, 11 months
United Kingdom , London
- Job Details:Key duties: - Compiling reports on potential new signings for the Brentford 1st and B team through video and live scouting - Monitoring the Austrian and German markets in order to identify targets both for Brentford and for partner club FC Midtjylland
Consultant AnalystFull Time
Smartodds
Jul 2015 - Jun 2019 -3 yrs, 11 months
United Kingdom , London
- Job Details:Responsible for Austrian analysis from March 2016, providing clients with qualitative data for professional gambling purposes. The role covered the Austrian Bundesliga and 2. Liga in addition to the senior and U21 national teams. Key duties: - Providing detailed previews and reviews of all matches - Monitoring media, writing updates and confirming team news pre-match - Watching games, recording live data and communicating important information to clients - Compiling pre-season and mid-season reports on all teams Previously analyst for the German Regional League North and Swiss Challenge League, as well as the Burkina Faso, Gabon and Mali national teams.
TranslatorFreelance / Project
Linguee GmbH
Jun 2014 - Oct 2016 -2 yrs, 4 months
Germany , Frankfurt am Main
- Job Details:Translating between English and German for the online dictionary
Education
Bachelor's Degree in French and German
King's College LondonJan 2015
Activities
Venue Scout at Sportradar AG
Student Activity
Nov 2012 - Oct 2014 -1 yr, 11 months
Skills
Languages
English
FluentGerman
FluentFrench
Advanced
Training & Certifications
Introduction to Football Analytics
StatsBomb·2023Professional Match Analysis
International Football Institute·2022Football Business Fundamentals
Johan Cruyff Institute·2021FA Level 2 in Talent Identification
The Football Association·2018