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.

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