Hamstring injuries have been the most common cause for absences across the Big 5 leagues, accounting for over 14% of all injuries. This season, hamstring injuries have typically left players out for 26 days and missing 4 games.

Data from players involved in the Big 5 leagues since the 2018/19 season shows the time-loss impact of sustaining an injury is greater for young players. On average, a 20 year old player will miss two more games when injured than a 30 year old professional.

Hamstring injuries have been increasing over the last ten seasons for teams competing in Europe's Big 5 leagues. Last season's total of 185 recorded injuries is an 80% increase on the total from the 2012/13 season (103).

The total number of games per season for international players in Europe's Big 5 leagues has remained stable over the last 10 seasons. The increased rate of hamstring injuries can't simply be attributed to more games. Increasing match demands? More fixture congestion?

This was an early version of a custom built recruitment app for a football club. This tool employs machine learning analysis to rank, profile and identify potential transfer targets and similar players across global leagues.

An early build of a bespoke web app to plot and visualise football event data. The tool supplements match analysis across team, player and fixture levels.

Remembering Christian Atsu on his birthday. 🙏 We miss you, Christian. 🖤🤍