Analytics FC, the cutting-edge football data consultancy, is delighted to announce its partnership with FC Inter Turku of the Finnish Veikkausliiga.
With Inter recently announcing the return of former club favourite Sergio Almenara as their new Head of Scouting, the club have moved quickly to provide Almenara with the advanced data scouting tools which can support his work at the Veritas Stadion. Inter will have full access to TransferLab, the market-leading platform, developed by Analytics FC in conjunction with LCP.
Inter were Finnish Champions in 2008 and have three top three finishes in the last six years, competing in UEFA competitions as recently as 2022/23.
Almenara’s extensive experience of Finnish football includes a spell at Inter as assistant to José Riveiro, and has previously worked with current Inter Head Coach Vesa Vasara at Honka.
Jeremy Steele, CEO of Analytics FC, expressed excitement about the new partnership, stating, “We’re very pleased to partner with FC Inter Turku and work with Sergio. We, like Sergio, have a strong track record in the Finnish market, where TransferLab has proven to be very successful, and we look forward to supporting the club in making the most of our advanced tools.”
Head of Scouting Almenara added, “I was made aware of Analytics FC’s work when I joined José at Orlando Pirates and found out that the club had used their advanced data to identify José as Head Coach. Since then I investigated the company’s data and especially TransferLab. I was very impressed with the platform’s capabilities and advanced algorithms. Using the platform aligns perfectly with Inter’s commitment to leveraging a data-driven approach to identify players who can help us achieve our objectives.”
TransferLab is a cutting–edge software solution developed and run in a unique collaboration between Analytics FC and financial and business analysts Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP). TransferLab uses event data from over 100 men’s and 20 women’s leagues from around the world covering around 120,000 male and 30,000 female players. It uses advanced analytics to assess each player’s past performance and help predict their future performance. The TransferLab Player Privacy Policy can be accessed here.
