
About This Course
Designed for aspiring and practising football scouts, this Soccer Hub course explores the foundations of building an effective scouting process. Across 13 lessons, learners are guided through the role and responsibilities of a scout within a club structure, the skills and tools required, how to construct a player observation process, how to define player profiles, and how to produce observation reports. The course is delivered in Portuguese with English subtitles.
Hosted entirely online with unlimited access, the course is structured across 13 lessons and includes assessments. It is delivered by João Luis Afonso, a widely recognised figure in football scouting who has served as Head of Scouting at clubs including Paris Saint-Germain, FC Porto, Al-Nassr, and Antalyaspor. No specific certification is listed for this course.
AI-generated overview based on the provider's course page · Last updated 19 May 2026
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