Department: Academy Performance Analysis
Location: Carrington Training Complex, Manchester
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Closing date: Thursday 19 November 2026
Role Overview
Manchester United is recruiting a performance analyst for its U15 and U16 academy groups at Carrington. The analyst will support player development through pre-match and post-match work built around the Academy game model, and will travel to domestic and international fixtures and tournaments.
Role Responsibilities
- Help design and deliver an age-appropriate learning programme for the U15 and U16 players.
- Support each fixture with pre-match and post-match content based on the Academy game model, travelling to domestic and international games when needed.
- Give analysis feedback through spoken, written, visual and video formats.
- Support players on the Manchester United Schoolboy Scholars (MANUSS) programme.
- Build individual packages for players and track their KPIs against the club's player profiles.
- Coordinate filming, coding and storage of footage with casual support staff.
- Prepare feedback that helps the academy management team make decisions.
Person Specification
- A 2:1 degree in sports science or equivalent. A master's in performance analysis is desirable.
- Experience providing performance analysis support at a professional football club.
- An understanding of the technical and tactical demands of professional football.
- Strong knowledge of analysis tools such as Fulcrum/Angles, RT Software, Amplify, Final Cut Pro and Keynote.
- Well organised and able to work with complete discretion.
- Willing to work flexible hours.
- A full driving licence. A CAA drone Flyer ID is desirable.
All candidates will go through a DBS check and reference checks. Benefits include an annual incentive scheme, 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays and onsite gym facilities.
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