Southampton staff profiles
Pen pics of Southampton's coaching, science, medicine and analytics staff. To see staff profiles for other clubs, click here.
FOOTBALL EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS
Matt Crocker
Nationality: English
Returned to the club in November 2019. During his previous time as Academy Manager, from 2006 to 2013, they had produced the likes of Gareth Bale, Theo Walcott and Luke Shaw. Worked for the FA for six years after that, as Head of Coaching and Player Development. Replaced Ross Wilson as Director of Football Operations at Southampton.
COACHING
INTERIM HEAD COACH
Ruben Selles
Nationality: Spanish
Arrived in June 2022, having helped FC Copenhagen to their first title in three seasons in 2021/22. Is a Pro Licence coach who also has a Master's in sports and physiology. Has already worked for 11 clubs in six different countries. Took interim charge in February following sacking of Nathan Jones.
ASSISTANT
Dave Horseman
Nationality: English
Head Coach of Southampton's B Team from 2019 to 2023. Promoted to first-team duties when Selles took over as Head Coach.
IN-POSSESSION SPECIALIST
Carl Martin
Nationality: English
Played in the lower leagues before starting his coaching journey at Watford's Academy. Joined Southampton in January 2019 as U18s coach and promoted to current role in summer of 2022.
GOALKEEPER COACH
Andrew Sparkes
Nationality: Welsh
Joined from South African side Orlando Pirates in July 2019. Previously Head of Academy Goalkeeping at Swansea and is very well-travelled, having worked for New York Red Bulls and Red Bull Salzburg.
PERFORMANCE
HEAD OF SPORTS SCIENCE AND FITNESS
Alek Gross
Nationality: English
Works as first-team head of sport science and S&C coach. First joined in June 2013 as lead Academy S&C coach.
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
Matthew Banks
Nationality: Welsh
Joined the club's Academy in February 2019, having previously worked in rugby union. Promoted to first team in July 2019.
SPORT SCIENTIST
Bill Styles
Nationality: English
Experienced practitioner. Assistant to Kenny McMillan at Celtic before moving to Southampton.
PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGIST
Malcolm Frame
Nationality: English
Has been working as a consultant at the club for two decades.
MEDICAL
DOCTOR
Inigo Sarriegui
Nationality: Spanish
Replaced Thamindu Wedatilake as first team doctor in July 2019. Had previously worked with the Academy since 2015 and with Team Sky.
HEAD OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES
Steve Wright
Nationality: English
Moved to St Mary's in 2014 from West Brom as Senior Physio. Job title changed to Head of Medical Services for the Professional Phase in 2018.
LEAD PERFORMANCE PHYSIO
Matt Tinsley
Nationality: English
With British Sailing for two years before joining Saints in April 2019.
LEAD PERFORMANCE PHYSIO
Neil Simms
Nationality: English
Head Physio at Nottingham Forest from 2017 to 2022 before joining Southampton. Has also worked at West Brom and Bristol City.
PHYSIO
Luke Thomas
Nationality: English
Joined from Birmingham City in March 2018 and promoted to the first team in October 2021.
SOFT TISSUE THERAPIST
Gianni Fenu
Nationality: Italian
Joined from Huddersfield in 2016. Has extensive experience in rugby league, having worked for Bradford Bull and Leeds Rhinos.
THERAPIST
Chris Lovegrove
Nationality: English
Long-standing member of staff. Explains in this video how the department has changed during his time at the club.
SPORTS THERAPIST
Jack Curson
Nationality: English
Joined club in 2017 after five years with Reading.
DATA & ANALYSIS
LEAD DATA SCIENTIST
Alex Kleyn
Nationality: English
Joined from Norwich in September 2017, initially as data analyst, before being promoted to lead data scientist in January 2019.
DATA & ANALYTICS MANAGER
Joseph McDermott
Nationality: English
Joined club as a Data Engineer in November 2016. Promoted to current role in November 2020.
HEAD OF FIRST-TEAM ANALYSIS
Scott Waters
Nationality: English
Joined in August 2011. Responsible for all pre, live and post-match analysis for the first team.
DATA ANALYST
Peter Thompson
Nationality: English
Physics graduate who joined the club in January 2021 and reports to Kleyn.
ANALYST
Tobias Loveland
Nationality: English
Joined at the start of the 2018/19 season. Had been with Bristol City since July 2014.
ANALYST
Adam Ridgewell
Nationality: English
Joined in September 2018 from Doncaster, where he had been Head of Performance Analysis for four years.
DATA ANALYST
Henry Baptiste
Nationality: Belgian
Joined the club in September 2020 and uses machine learning techniques to assess the performance of players
PERFORMANCE DATA ANALYST
Harriet Eastham
Nationality: English
Joined Saints in January 2018 as Research and Insights Executive. Promoted to current role in December 2019 and also Executive Director for Girls and Women. Delivered our Power BI Masterclass in April 2022.
PLAYER INSIGHTS
Player Insights Manager
Tom Stockwell
Nationality: English
With Southampton since 2011 and moved into this new role in October 2020, after the Player Insights department was created by Crocker. Idea is to bring an analytical and data-driven edge to scouting and recruitment. Was previously Scout Co-Ordination Manager.
Player Insights Lead
Sam Stanton
Nationality: English
Was Head of Analysis at Bristol City for seven years before joining Saints in January 2021.
Player Insights Analyst
Jonathan Kaye
Nationality: English
Arrived from Cambridge United, where he was first-team performance analyst, in May 2021.
