Stephen Gallagher
Stephen Gallagher is Head of Data Operations at Raiola in London.
He started his career in football straight out of university and has advanced quickly.
He moved to London after completing his Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science at UCD and Masters in Data Science at the University of Edinburgh, where he immediately started applying to jobs in football to pursue his passion of working in the football analytics industry.
During this time, he started delving into Fantasy Premier League data, which he leveraged to become ranked 3rd in the world in total points over the past three complete seasons.
He has a YouTube channel where he shares his insights on how he achieves these scores using data analysis and models. It wasn’t until he put these impressive FPL ranks on his CV that he started to gain traction with football analytics companies, and he eventually landed himself a role as a Data Scientist in the Player Scouting department at the World in Motion football agency based in London.
He then joined the RAIOLA agency in May 2023 as the Lead Data Scientist and has since been promoted to Head of Data Operations at the beginning of this year.
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Nominations for 2025
So, who do you work with that has shone over the past twelve months and deserves recognition as they rise through their career?
It could be someone you work alongside or someone in another area you have admired or been impressed by.
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Criteria
The criteria for submission are that the person should be working within the sports industry or in a sponsorship or agency capacity that brings sport to life and that they should have been born in or after 1995.
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From the start, our ambition has been to create a network of people making a real difference within our industry.
Who should we be looking to for the next wave of excellence?
We will be naming one new 30 Under 30 individual in our Sport for Business Morning Bulletin from Thursday, March 20th, 2025
In May, we will gather once more in the offices of PwC to meet in person, share experiences, and forge valuable connections.
We will also examine additional ways to help those nominated enhance their careers and build strong friendships across the sector.
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