Free roadmap
From outside football to your first role in recruitment or scouting
Here's the free guide I wish someone had handed me when I was trying to break in. Drop your email below and it'll land in your inbox in a few seconds.
What's inside
Four phases, fifteen steps
Each phase ends in a milestone, so you always know what you're working towards next.
01
Foundations
Get clear on the role you want, understand how clubs work, pick your starting niche and set up your toolkit.
You're ready to build
02
Skills
Learn scouting frameworks and the data landscape, then build your first dashboard, player rating model and scout report.
First piece of work published
03
Portfolio
Choose your platform, publish on a consistent schedule, and get feedback from people one step ahead of you.
First inbound interest from a football person
04
Opportunity
Grow your network, get your CV, LinkedIn and cover letter ready for football, then reach out and apply.
First role in football
- Real stories from members who made the move, now at clubs including Legia Warsaw and Motherwell
- Links to the tools, data and courses I actually use
- The mistakes I see most often at each step, so you can skip them
Who it's for
People outside football who want to work in recruitment or scouting, and don't know which step comes first. If you've done the courses and still can't see the route from where you are to a role, start here.
Who's behind it
I'm Liam Henshaw. I spent six years at Sky Bet before moving into football, and I've since worked as a performance analyst, a data analyst and a recruitment analyst at clubs in England and Scotland. Now I'm a data analyst and scout at a football agency. I also run the Recruitment Room, a community of people making the move into scouting and recruitment.
Know which step comes next.
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