Julio Costa - Data Scientist, Fulham Football Club

Expected Value

This week, we’re doing things a bit differently on Expected Value. Producer Sergio De La Espriella has taken over Expected Value and conducted an interview in Spanish, as a way of expanding accessibility to data and analytics information to the Spanish-speaking public. Our first Spanish-speaking guest is Julio Costa, data scientist for Fulham F.C. in the Premier League. Julio has an unorthodox background that includes studying in the United States, running his own analytics blog, and a history of coaching. In this conversation, Julio talks about…

His day to day duties as a data scientist.

His interaction with the players and coaching staff.

How data is prioritized at Fulham vs at other places he has been.

His journey to arriving at Fulham.

What he learned from his time at the University of Texas at Austin.

The Analysts Eye and how that impacted his career.

What he looks for when watching a match.

Tips for those looking to become a soccer data scientist.

His soccer fandom history coming from Portugal.

His favorite place to eat in London.

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