Jan Van Haaren
@janvanhaaren.be
⚽️ Head of Football Insights & Innovation at Club Brugge
👨🔬 Research Fellow at KU Leuven
🎮 Editor for EAFC at EA Sports
👨🎓 Computer Science & Machine Learning
👨🔬 Research Fellow at KU Leuven
🎮 Editor for EAFC at EA Sports
👨🎓 Computer Science & Machine Learning
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Jan Van Haaren
@janvanhaaren.be
· Dec 29
Soccer Analytics 2025 Review – Jan Van Haaren
Collection of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in 2025!
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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.
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
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/...
www.kuleuven.be/liss/events/...
LISS Football Analytics Symposium
On the evening of 23 April 2026, LISS and the DTAI Sports Analytics Lab will host the Football Analytics Symposium. During this symposium, international speakers will share insights on the use of mach...
www.kuleuven.be
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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/...
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.
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
Soccer Analytics 2025 Review – Jan Van Haaren
Collection of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in 2025!
janvanhaaren.be
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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.
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
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.
janvanhaaren.be/posts/from-d...
janvanhaaren.be/posts/from-d...
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.
janvanhaaren.be
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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.
janvanhaaren.be/posts/from-d...
janvanhaaren.be/posts/from-d...
Thank you for the kind words, Simon!
October 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Thank you for the kind words, Simon!
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
jobs.clubbrugge.be/en/football-data-scientist
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...
jobs.clubbrugge.be
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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
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.
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
Soccer Analytics 2024 Review – Jan Van Haaren
Collection of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in 2024!
janvanhaaren.be
December 29, 2024 at 11:00 AM
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.
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
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.
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.
December 28, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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.
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.