USL Work Experience Program

Sporting Data Analyst UWEP internship

Position Type: Internship - For College Credit Hours Only

Semester: Fall 2026

Location: Remote

Overview of the United Soccer League (USL)

The United Soccer League (USL) is shaping the future of American soccer through the largest connected soccer ecosystem in the United States. With a presence in more than 200 communities nationwide, the USL unites every level of the game — from youth development to Division One professional competition — across both men’s and women’s pathways.

Rooted in community and driven by a bold vision, the USL is turning local passion into nationwide momentum by giving every fan a home, every player a pathway, and every community a place in American soccer’s exciting next chapter.

Program Purpose

Under the direction and guidance of USL Executives and Leaders (mentors), the USL Work Experience Program (UWEP) provides students with the unique opportunity to gain practical sport management experience in a professional sports league setting. By working on various strategic projects and initiatives, UWEP participants will gain hands on experience with league staff as well as member teams.

Participants are tasked with and responsible for partnering within a specialized department but will interact with all league departments across the organization including business development, digital, club services, analytics, and more; with the ultimate goal of providing students with well-rounded practical work experience in sports.

Position Purpose

Under the direction of the USL Technology & Data Strategy team, the Sporting Data Analyst UWEP supports the department by assisting with maintaining and developing league-wide sporting dashboards. The Participant will assume an integral role in the production of sporting data analytics and distribution of the results.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with the routine collection of sporting data and maintenance of evolving sporting data projects.
• Build Tableau dashboards and presentation views to track team and player-level performance.
• Identify opportunities to automate collection of sporting insights from 3rd party sites.
• Translate sporting and performance data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations that inform decision-making among clubs and league-level stakeholders.
• Generate new analysis of match performance data to unlock potential commercial value driven from our partnerships with Stats Perform and Spiideo.
• Support ad-hoc requests for sporting data; build reports, visualizations, data pipelines, and presentations.
• Provide recommendations for ways to improve current workflows surrounding the processing and distribution of sporting data.

Qualifications

• Participants must be working towards a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related field and/or training and must certify that they are able to receive college course credit from an accredited college or university for their participation.
• Solid computer skills and proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook are a must.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
• Positive attitude and strong work ethic are a must. Must have a "team-first" mentality with an eagerness to learn.
• Should be extremely organized and detail oriented, with a focus on quality and consistency.
• While completing the USL Work Experience Program remotely, participants must have access to a computer or laptop with reliable internet connection.
• Familiarity with event-level performance data (ex. Opta, HUDL, etc.)
• Familiarity of Tableau, or another data visualization software.
• Familiarity of SQL, or other programming languages.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.