CEO & Founder of scoutd.ai / @ScoutdAI Former professional footballer turned tech founder, building football’s fastest talent identification platform

Joined June 2025
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I recently met the Head of Scouting Operations at one of the biggest clubs in British football. We walked through the platform, showed him what Scoutd.AI can do, and talked about the real problems clubs face every day in recruitment. Afterwards, he emailed me: “Best conversation I’ve had with someone in a while.” Gave me his personal number and asked me to stay in touch. That meant a lot. We’re football people. We’ve built our platform specifically to make that job easier. Interested? Get in touch directly here on LinkedIn or send an email to admin@scoutd.ai
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Never thought I’d see the day when Scotland were top of a World Cup Group, especially with Brazil in it. Well played, credit to Haiti too it was an entertaining game! The atmosphere at Gillette sounded incredible even through the TV
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This is a great game for the neutrals. Brazil know they’re in a game now, Morocco look sharp - still surprised Yassir Zabiri didn’t make the squad though
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Privileged to know one of the lead advisors on this project, very ambitious but very cool
We’re teaming up @Palmeiras, the first football club to meaningfully build upon TacticAI: our AI system that can help simulate field scenarios and predict open play dynamics up to 8 seconds in advance. ⚽
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Joe MacDonald retweeted
Scoutd DNA | Your Fingerprint Every club has a unique identity. We model that identity into a bespoke Club DNA profile, ensuring every player in the database receives a DNA score unique to your club. A tailored approach to recruitment. What is Ederson’s at Manchester United?
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This is amazing work by @alextalksall and the team at @scoutdAI Follow us for more watchlist Wednesdays !!
Watchlist Wednesday | Ederson Player Profile | Issue One Composure. Expression. Athleticism. That's Michael Carrick's brief for a Manchester United midfielder — in his own words. Ederson is the man reportedly arriving. Our platform tested him against the brief. @JoeMac_
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Joe MacDonald retweeted
Watchlist Wednesday | Ederson Player Profile | Issue One Composure. Expression. Athleticism. That's Michael Carrick's brief for a Manchester United midfielder — in his own words. Ederson is the man reportedly arriving. Our platform tested him against the brief. @JoeMac_
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Joe MacDonald retweeted
only onwards and upwards from here! over the next few weeks, we’ll be releasing regular player profiles & Watchlist Wednesdays powered by our platform. make sure to follow @scoutdAI so you don’t miss out!
On the way to London this morning, and it feels like the right time to surface for a bit of air! I’ve been a little quieter on here lately. Since I first posted about Scoutd.AI only 12 weeks ago - every conversation, every bit of interest, every demo and trial had to be actioned properly. We’ve got some really exciting things happening. New partnerships that I can’t wait to share. A pipeline that has grown beyond anything I imagined when I started this business with nothing but an idea. A few things I can say: We’re now in active discussions with clubs and organisations across multiple continents and multiple sports. Our technology has progressed massively, with proprietary models now live and more on the roadmap for 2026. And some of the names who’ve taken the time to meet and speak with me over the last 3 months have genuinely humbled me. Which brings me to the real reason for this post. To everyone who has met with me, spoken with me, challenged me and backed me and my vision, thank you. The feedback has been incredible and more humbling than I can put into words. None of this happens in isolation! We’re only just getting started. Watch this space. scoutd.ai
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On the way to London this morning, and it feels like the right time to surface for a bit of air! I’ve been a little quieter on here lately. Since I first posted about Scoutd.AI only 12 weeks ago - every conversation, every bit of interest, every demo and trial had to be actioned properly. We’ve got some really exciting things happening. New partnerships that I can’t wait to share. A pipeline that has grown beyond anything I imagined when I started this business with nothing but an idea. A few things I can say: We’re now in active discussions with clubs and organisations across multiple continents and multiple sports. Our technology has progressed massively, with proprietary models now live and more on the roadmap for 2026. And some of the names who’ve taken the time to meet and speak with me over the last 3 months have genuinely humbled me. Which brings me to the real reason for this post. To everyone who has met with me, spoken with me, challenged me and backed me and my vision, thank you. The feedback has been incredible and more humbling than I can put into words. None of this happens in isolation! We’re only just getting started. Watch this space. scoutd.ai
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No money. No team. No product. That was 12 months ago. Today, professional football clubs that compete on the highest stage of world football are using Scoutd.AI to identify talent. "Recruitment is the single most important thing a football club does. Get it wrong and nothing else matters." Scoutd is not merely a scouting tool. It is an identity modeling engine and a predictive intelligence framework. Football’s fastest talent identification platform.
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Joe MacDonald retweeted
it was a privilege presenting to the participants of WyLab’s Data Analyst Course today; alongside @JoeMac_ on behalf of @scoutdAI. it’s always a pleasure to talk about @scoutdAI, the evolving relationship between Humans x Data Analysis and the impact AI will have on sport!
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