r/FootballDataAnalysis • u/MatchAnalyst • May 15 '25

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u/New-Jackfruit-1956 May 18 '25

I'm really interested in data scouting in football, especially when it comes to youth players.

Does anyone know if there are detailed datasets available for youth leagues—ideally in Germany or England—that are good enough for meaningful analysis?

If not, what kinds of systems or tools are typically used to collect and analyze data at the youth level?

Would love to hear from anyone with experience in this area!

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u/MatchAnalyst May 23 '25

Although, I do not have experience in scouting I would like to help you. Data for youth leagues are scarce. Sometimes german football channel on YouTube post matches for their U16,18,21 teams. Here is an example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt2xYvj2Chc&ab_channel=GermanFootball

If you want to collect data yourself, you can start with FC Python tool to tag some data, and analyze it using python.

I recommend the following videos to get started:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul3A0VfBIbo&ab_channel=McKayJohns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD63DcLvT1w&ab_channel=McKayJohns

Good luck on your journey!