Newcastle United have appointed Andrew Forrester as the club's new first-team data analyst as the Magpies continue their aggressive recruitment drive.
Newcastle advertised for the newly-created position back in June to beef up yet another department following the club's takeover nearly a year ago. Data and analysis has become a crucial part of the game and, after bringing in Mark Leyland as the club's first ever coach analyst, and signing a multi-year deal with StatsBomb, Eddie Howe's side have now added Forrester to their ranks.
Forrester has more than a decade of experience in the field across three continents in a range of roles. As well as most recently working as a product and business development manager at AI Abacus, a recruitment analytics company, Forrester has also been employed as a technical consultant at Stats Perform; a senior performance analyst at Prozone; and a performance and opposition analyst with South Africa under-20s and Ajax Cape Town.
