Employers - Football Careers

The football recruitment specialists.

We use our expertise to find the right people for your vacancies, delivering top talent at every level of the game.

From headhunting and talent search to full department review and restructuring, we help clubs and organisations build stronger backroom and boardroom teams.

With a global network of over 60,000 football professionals — from C-suite executives to coaches, analysts, and sports scientists — we identify and secure first-class candidates who bring lasting value to your club.

Executive search

We recruit for a broad range of C-suite vacancies, including:

Chief Executive Officers
Chief Operations Officers
Sporting Directors
Technical Directors
Academy Directors

We constantly grow our database of carefully vetted candidates through professional events, outreach, discussions with industry leaders, and presentations to executive education cohorts.

Core talent search

We find the right people for senior backroom roles, including:

Head Coaches and First Team Managers
Heads of Coaching
Heads of Medical
Heads of Performance Analysis
Heads of Sports Science

We also fill other core positions, such as physiotherapists, academy coaches, analysts, sports scientists, and more. We’re proud to provide recruitment support at every level of football.

Recent placements

Crystal Palace FC

U18s Head Coach

Irish Football Association

Senior Women's Team Manager

Las Vegas Lights FC

Director of Performance

Cavalry FC

Head of Goalkeeping

Working with Football Careers on the recruitment of our U18 Head Coach was an excellent experience. Their thorough headhunting process brought a number of high-calibre candidates, leading to the appointment of Javier Alonso Delgado from Atlético Madrid. Their understanding of the football landscape, attention to detail, and ability to manage a professional and discreet search made the process smooth and efficient. We’re very pleased with the outcome and the level of support that Football Careers provided.

Ben Stevens, Assistant Sporting Director at Crystal Palace FC

The entire recruitment process for our Director of Performance was smooth, seamless, and efficient. Communication was precise, timelines were followed, and the quality of candidates was significantly better than what we were finding on our own. With the assistance of Football Careers, we landed on a candidate whom we absolutely love. I would highly recommend Football Careers to any club that is looking to hire high-level executives. I will absolutely use them again to fill future positions.

Gianleonardo Neglia, Sporting Director at Las Vegas Lights FC

We were delighted to work with Football Careers throughout the recruitment process for our new Senior Women’s Team Manager. Their professionalism, sector knowledge, and diligent approach ensured we attracted a high‑calibre field of candidates for this pivotal role. We are thrilled to welcome Michael McArdle to the Irish FA and look forward to the impact his expertise will have within our Senior Women’s team and girls’ pathway programmes.

Angela Platt, Director of Women’s Football at the Irish Football Association

Football Careers managed the Head of Goalkeeping search process at Cavalry FC with real professionalism and clarity. They took the time to understand our environment, culture, and long-term objectives, and delivered candidates of a very high calibre. We were delighted with the final appointment and feel Football Careers played a key role in helping us secure the right individual for the role. They proved to be a trusted and effective recruitment partner, and we would have no hesitation in working with them again.

Tofarati Fakunle, Assistant General Manager at Cavalry FC

Why work with us?

100% football

We specialise in football, and only football. It’s our personal and professional passion.

60,000+ qualified candidates

We draw from our carefully vetted network of football professionals to fill your roles.

Global reach

We fill football vacancies worldwide, from the UK and Europe to North America, Asia, and beyond.

Trusted by leading associations

Top clubs and football associations trust us to deliver expert recruitment advice and services.

Industry experts

With deep roots in football and years of recruitment experience, we use our expertise to help you build the right teams.

Nobody knows football recruitment like we do.

Trusted by elite football clubs

We’re proud to have recruited for leading clubs around the world, including those in:

Our recruitment team

Football Careers is led by Piero and Stewart, both football recruitment specialists experienced in delivering end-to-end executive search services.

Piero Carrino

Director

Piero has extensive expertise in global football recruitment, specialising in coaching and technical hires for clubs.

He holds a Football Studies degree, a UEFA A Licence, and has over 10 years of experience coaching at elite Scottish clubs.

Piero possesses exceptional knowledge of coaching structures at the first-team and academy levels, high-performance standards, and the key roles academies need to succeed.

With strong technical and tactical insight, Piero gives clubs complete confidence when making crucial coaching and technical appointments.

Stewart Macgregor

Director

Stewart brings more than 20 years of corporate recruiting experience and over a decade of experience in football.

He leads Football Careers’ recruitment division, partnering with clubs across the US, UK, and around the world on critical hires.

Previously, Stewart supported major finance sector clients with senior recruitment and structural needs.

He also has deep experience running high-volume hiring projects, growth projects, and new department launches in business, sport, and football.

Diversity, equality & inclusion

We’re committed to fostering equal opportunities for all in football. We welcome and work with candidates of all backgrounds and identities, operating with a culture of openness and inclusivity.

Through our work on initiatives like The FA’s Mentee Development Programme and the USL Pro Preseason Residency Programme, we strive to support and uplift those from underrepresented groups.

We believe that diversity, equality, and inclusion are key to the success of any organisation, and we’re dedicated to continuing and expanding our efforts in these areas.

Contact us to find out more

Interested in our recruitment services? Enquire using the form below or email [email protected].