Jan Van Haaren

The Leuven Institute of Sports Science (LISS) will host a Football Analytics Symposium on Thursday 23 April 2026. International speakers will share insights into the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence in football analytics.

www.kuleuven.be/liss/events/...

Continuing the tradition, I have compiled an end-of-year overview of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in 2025. This edition includes pointers to about 200 resources, including research papers, blog posts, news articles, podcasts, and webinars.

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From Data to Wisdom: Playing Football’s Information Game at the Right Level – Jan Van Haaren From Data to Wisdom: Playing Football’s Information Game at the Right Level.

My latest blog post "From Data to Wisdom: Playing Football’s Information Game at the Right Level" explores how football clubs can move from simply collecting data to making better, evidence-based decisions.

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Thank you for the kind words, Simon!

Football Data Scientist at Club Brugge As a Football Data Scientist, you will be responsible for researching and developing advanced models and metrics for analyzing player and team performances and evaluating potential acquisitions for Cl...

We're expanding the Club Brugge Football Data Science team. As our Football Data Scientist, you'll work with one of the most advanced analytics infrastructures in football to help management, scouting, and analysis staff turn data into better decisions.

jobs.clubbrugge.be/en/football-data-scientist

Continuing the tradition, I have compiled an end-of-year overview of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in the past year. The 2024 edition includes pointers to over 160 resources, including research papers, blog posts, articles, podcasts, and books.

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My favorite soccer analytics content from 2020.

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My favorite soccer analytics content from 2021.

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My favorite soccer analytics content from 2022.

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My favorite soccer analytics content from 2023.

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Welcome to my Bluesky profile!

My name is Jan Van Haaren, and I'm currently the Head of Football Insights & Innovation at Club Brugge in Belgium.

In 2020, I began publishing annual end-of-year review blog posts, highlighting the soccer analytics content that I liked the most from the past year.