Football scout shortlist to recruitment dossier
Convert player data, match clips, and role requirements into a defensible recruitment shortlist and scout dossier.
Setup time
3.5 hours
Time saved
6-15 hours
Best for
Football scouts, Recruitment analysts, Sporting directors, Academy scouts
Tools
StatsBomb, FBref, SkillCorner, Wyscout, Claude
Overview
This workflow helps scouts combine statistical filters, tracking context, video review, and risk notes into a clear recruitment dossier that a sporting director can actually use.
When to use this workflow
Tools you need
StatsBomb
Sports analytics
Football data and analytics platform for recruitment, opposition analysis, performance models, and decision support.
Visit websiteFBref
Sports analytics
Football statistics site with player, team, league, and match data useful for lightweight scouting and analysis.
Visit websiteSkillCorner
Sports analytics
Football tracking data platform for physical, tactical, and off-ball recruitment analysis.
Visit websiteWyscout
Football scouting
Football scouting and video platform for player search, match footage, reports, and recruitment workflows.
Visit websiteClaude
AI assistant
AI assistant useful for long-form analysis, document synthesis, and careful writing.
Visit websiteStep-by-step workflow
Define the role profile
Write the target role, tactical demands, league level, age range, budget, physical requirements, and non-negotiables.
Tool used
Notion
Expected output
A recruitment role brief.
Filter with data
Use event data and public stats to identify players matching core output, progression, defensive, and availability indicators.
Tool used
StatsBomb
Expected output
A first-pass player list.
Add movement context
Check off-ball, physical, and role-specific movement indicators where tracking data is available.
Tool used
SkillCorner
Expected output
Movement and physical context notes.
Review video evidence
Watch clips for decision-making, body orientation, pressure moments, transition behavior, and tactical fit.
Tool used
Wyscout
Expected output
Evidence clips and scout notes.
Write the dossier
Summarize fit, risks, comparable players, development needs, interview questions, and next observation plan.
Tool used
Claude
Expected output
A recruitment dossier.
Prompt templates
Scout dossier writer
Create a recruitment dossier from this role brief, data notes, and video observations. Include fit summary, strengths, risks, tactical fit, physical context, comparable profiles, open questions, and next scouting action. Do not invent data. Notes: [paste]Shortlist challenge
Challenge this player shortlist. Identify weak evidence, sample-size issues, role mismatch, league translation risks, injury/availability concerns, and players needing more video review. Shortlist: [paste]Automation ideas
- Generate a dossier draft after each completed scout report
- Create alert lists for role profiles by league
- Route high-confidence prospects to sporting director review
Common mistakes
- Letting a single metric drive recruitment
- Skipping video after data filtering
- Ignoring league translation and role context
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