Football Scouting · Recruitment · Data & Technology
RicardoAlmeida
Combining football knowledge, scouting methodology and technology to support better recruitment decisions.
- Currently
- Scout — CF União de Lamas
- Based in
- Portugal
00Approach
I work at the intersection of football scouting, recruitment and technology. My focus is on identifying talent, structuring information and developing tools that support more informed recruitment processes.
01What I do
Scouting & Talent Identification
Live and video observation, structured evaluation and profile definition. Every rating sits on a written methodology rather than on an impression, so a decision can be explained and revisited months later.
Football Data Analysis
Positional profiles, percentiles against comparable players and statistical comparison. Data narrows the search and challenges what the eye saw — it does not replace the observation.
Scouting Technology
I build the tools I use. Two working platforms, written from scratch, that turn a spreadsheet-based process into a searchable database a department can actually run on.
02Selected work
Two platforms I designed and built, and the observation work behind them.
03Background
Time on the grass first, then the methodology, then the tools.
Scout
CF União de Lamas · since 2026
Assistant coach
Cucujães · 2024/2026
Trainee coach
Vila Real · 2018/2020
PFSA Level 1 & Level 2
Talent Identification · 2025
Scouting
Liga Portugal Business School · 2026
Python & data analysis
Applied to football