Ryan Inghilterra

⚽️ Football Analytics & Artificial Intelligence

[Ryan Inghilterra @RyanInghilterra]

2,067 English and Welsh players, 89 academies and 23 competitions.

I built an agentic AI workflow using OpenAI’s Codex to help reconstruct academy histories and refined the scoring methodology.

More on the research:
https://t.co/ZNChGgDYL8

[Training Ground Guru @ground_guru]

Arsenal gained more points for graduates playing overseas than in the Premier League in our Academy Productivity Rankings

#1 Chelsea were way ahead of any other Academy when it came to graduates playing in Premier League

@RyanInghilterra

🔗 https://t.co/VBEmqQFIqT

[Ryan Inghilterra @RyanInghilterra]

Building this year’s TGG Academy Rankings gave the opportunity to look beyond the final table and explore the paths players took into professional football.

This was one of the findings that stood out to me: around a third of the players we studied had been at more than one academy before turning 18. The share was remarkably similar across all five English divisions.

[Training Ground Guru @ground_guru]

One in three pros came through more than one Academy before turning 18.

Prem Lge: 32%. Champ: 33%. Lge 1: 32%. Lge 2: 32%. Nat Lge: 30%.

Being released is the route for a third of players at all levels.

More from Academy Rankings data @RyanInghilterra

https://t.co/VBEmqQFaBl

[Training Ground Guru @ground_guru]

Chelsea have made it a double by topping TGG’s U23 Academy Productivity Rankings as well as main table

Leapfrogged Man City into top spot, with Arsenal 3rd & Man Utd 4th

U23s table = most accurate assessment of how productive Academy is right now

https://t.co/mnHcMoH1D6

[Training Ground Guru @ground_guru]

🚨 We've got another big piece of Academies research to share today: the U23 Academy Productivity Rankings

These are the most accurate assessment of how productive an Academy is NOW

@RyanInghilterra @ianwestbrook

https://t.co/mnHcMoH1D6

[Ryan Inghilterra @RyanInghilterra]

One of my favorite stories from building this year’s TGG Academy Productivity Rankings: @CardiffCityFC ranked as the top Category 2 Academy.

A great read with more detail on the Academy’s journey and the value of giving young players genuine first-team opportunities.

[Training Ground Guru @ground_guru]

"Relegation gave us the chance to press the reset button."

So says @CardiffCityFC Academy Manager @Gavchesterfield after Academy graduates played 34% of first-team minutes last season.

Cardiff were 16th in the latest TGG Academy Productivity Rankings.

https://t.co/JCeSmvSxcW

[Ryan Inghilterra @RyanInghilterra]

@ground_guru Great to see the BBC coverage too: https://t.co/29tGVCixoA

A big thank you to Simon @ground_guru and @ianwestbrook for the opportunity and collaboration!

[Ryan Inghilterra @RyanInghilterra]

Really excited to contribute to this year’s @ground_guru Academy Productivity Rankings!

Seeing the findings covered by the BBC and discussed by academy leaders and staff has been really rewarding.

https://t.co/2QGlYy4XYt

[Ryan Inghilterra @RyanInghilterra]

@ground_guru A couple of highlights:
- @ChelseaFC topped the rankings for the fourth successive edition.
- Welsh academies were included for the first time, with @CardiffCityFC the highest-ranked Category Two academy and 16th overall.

[Ryan Inghilterra @RyanInghilterra]

2,067 English and Welsh players, 89 academies and 23 competitions.

I built an agentic AI workflow using OpenAI’s Codex to help reconstruct academy histories and refined the scoring methodology.

More on the research:
https://t.co/ZNChGgDYL8

[Ian Westbrook @ianwestbrook]

Really enjoyed helping to put this together for @ground_guru

Great research by @RyanInghilterra.

It is amazing in these days of big money moves how far Academy players can go in the game and these Rankings prove it.

[Training Ground Guru @ground_guru]

🚨THE TGG ACADEMY PRODUCTIVITY RANKINGS 25/26 ARE OUT! 🚨

The data now covers 89 clubs, including @CardiffCityFC and @SwansOfficial, 2,067 players & 23 leagues, including @MLS & Australia's @aleaguemen

Find out how @RyanInghilterra compiled the data.

https://t.co/BWPPqf5TRv

[Training Ground Guru @ground_guru]

Proud of the analytics community we've built with the TGG x @twelve_football Premium Membership - and of the people in it.

Lots of bright minds/ people sharing their work, ideas and giving feedback.

Here's what some of the Members have been up to over the last few months:

🔹 @abhi__vasu presented his work on 'Identifying rest defence structures using tracking data' at the NU Sports ML Workshop at @NagoyaUniv. RB Omiya Ardija Head of Sport Stuart Webber very kindly hosted Abhi at a match and shared his insights on running a club on the opposite side of the world.

🔹 @LukeMerrill13 was appointed Data Analyst at Celtic Football Club for his first role in pro football. Said: "I feel privileged to have joined one of Europe's biggest clubs and look forward to the hard work ahead."

🔹 @RyanInghilterra used his data science skills to compile the latest edition of the TGG Academy Productivity Rankings, which will be published at the end of this week. The Rankings are the only publicly-available resource of their kind and one of TGG's biggest annual projects. Ryan has taken them to another level, with more breadth, detail and richer analysis.

🔹 @10_sulli has been appointed Global Director of Data & Technology at Bay Collective after seven-and-a-half years with the Football Association. He said: "Exciting times I hope for data science in women's football would welcome anyone in the community to reach out. Learning lots from being part of this community."

[Ryan Inghilterra @RyanInghilterra]

My frst full article on X under SpursIQ.

Many will be surprised how bad Vicario's shot-stopping numbers have been this season and the potential impact it has had on Spurs' point total.

With the table so tight could be the difference between relegation battle and mid-table.

[SpursIQ @SpursIQ]

https://t.co/d7bp7ilT1k

[Ryan Inghilterra @RyanInghilterra]

@lauro_oshiro This thread has more what you are looking for I think!
https://t.co/f0enlfSX61

[Nathan @NathanAClark]

@_th3halfspace

[Ryan Inghilterra @RyanInghilterra]

Even before this weekend Vicario has been worst in the league in goals prevented. Shot stopping is supposed to be his biggest strength.

[Ryan Inghilterra @RyanInghilterra]

Every PL goalkeeper ranked by Opta goals prevented (10+ apps)

Lammens #1, Henderson #2, Pickford #3.
Alisson second-to-last. Vicario dead last.

#MUFC #EFC #THFC #LFC #FPL

[Ryan Inghilterra @RyanInghilterra]

Been experimenting with making visuals that are readable at a glance but still carry the details.

Here is one for Spurs, showing per manager xG vs xGA trends and per match results.

De Zerbi has clearly improved the defense already.

[Ryan Inghilterra @RyanInghilterra]

@Kish_P14 Spurs don’t get pens

[Ryan Inghilterra @RyanInghilterra]

@SpursOfficial Spurs have been awarded 0 penalties this season. At what point is it not a coincidence ?

[Ryan Inghilterra @RyanInghilterra]

EPL penalties won and scored, 2025/26 season.

Aston Villa and Spurs haven't been awarded a single penalty 30 matches into the season..

#PremierLeague #EPL #FPL

[Ryan Inghilterra @RyanInghilterra]

@InvertTheWing Spurs have been awarded 0 penalties this season. BS

[Ryan Inghilterra @RyanInghilterra]

Upper-right = best mix. High save rate + positive goals prevented per 90.

Henderson, Pickford, Martínez all in the strong zone.
Vicario, José Sá, Alisson in the opposite corner.