Vera&John helps football scouts, academies, and passionate talent spotters identify the next generation of superstars from match footage. Upload your videos, get detailed performance insights, and connect promising players with the clubs and academies that matter.
Traditional scouting has always been a numbers game — and most numbers never get called.
The best grassroots football happens in villages, suburbs, and towns where professional scouts rarely travel. Brilliant players go unnoticed simply because nobody with connections happens to be watching. Vera&John changes that by bringing the scouting to the footage, wherever it was recorded.
Sending scouts to watch youth matches across multiple regions costs a fortune. Most clubs — especially smaller ones and academies with limited budgets — simply cannot afford comprehensive coverage. Vera&John makes professional-grade analysis accessible to everyone, not just clubs with massive scouting departments.
Human scouts are human. Unconscious preferences for certain playing styles, body types, or backgrounds can cloud judgment. Vera&John provides objective, consistent analysis of every player uploaded, giving decision-makers data-driven insights rather than relying solely on gut feeling.
A promising youth player might train for years before anyone provides actionable feedback on their development. With Vera&John, players and their coaches receive detailed performance insights quickly, helping them understand what to work on and where they genuinely stand.
Three steps between a recorded match and a professional opportunity.
Getting started with Vera&John requires no special equipment, no subscriptions beyond your chosen plan, and no technical knowledge. If you can record a match on your phone, you can use Vera&John to get it in front of people who can make a difference.
Record or upload your match video directly to Vera&John. The platform accepts standard formats and handles footage from any camera angle. Whether it's a youth league match, a training session, or Sunday league game, Vera&John processes it the same way.
Once your video is uploaded, Vera&John immediately begins processing. The system examines player movements, spatial awareness, pace, and dozens of other performance indicators to build detailed profiles for every player on the pitch. You will receive a comprehensive scouting report within hours, not weeks.
Profiles and scouting reports are shared with Vera&John's network of partner academies and professional clubs. Scouts browsing the platform can filter by position, age group, region, and specific attributes — putting your footage directly in front of decision-makers actively looking for players exactly like the ones you've uploaded.
Built for players, coaches, scouts, and clubs who are serious about developing talent.
Vera&John processes match footage frame by frame, tracking player positioning, movement speed, passing sequences, and spatial coverage throughout the entire game. The analysis works on footage from any camera angle — no specialized setup required.
Beyond raw video analysis, Vera&John generates quantifiable metrics for each player. Speed, acceleration, positional discipline, work rate, decision-making patterns — all translated into data points that scouts can compare across players and age groups.
Every player who appears in uploaded footage gets a dedicated profile on Vera&John. Profiles include performance history, comparative rankings within their age group and position, and a shareable scouting report that can be sent directly to academies.
Vera&John maintains active partnerships with youth academies and professional club scouts across multiple continents. When a player catches the eye of a scout browsing the platform, both the player and the person who uploaded the footage get notified.
Professional-grade scouting reports are generated for every player profile on Vera&John. Reports cover strengths, areas for development, tactical understanding, and a summary verdict that helps academies decide who deserves a closer look.
Vera&John connects grassroots football in remote areas with professional opportunities that were previously out of reach. Whether a player is in Jakarta, Johannesburg, or Jersey City, their footage gets the same visibility within the platform.
Stay informed when scouts view your profile, when a new academy partnership opens in your region, or when a player you've uploaded generates interest. Vera&John keeps everyone in the loop with instant notifications.
Track player development over time by uploading multiple videos from different matches. Vera&John builds a longitudinal performance record showing how a player's game has evolved — invaluable for coaches, parents, and players themselves.
The platform serves players, coaches, scouts, and clubs at every level of the game.
You're training hard, playing every weekend, but nobody from the professional side has taken notice yet. Vera&John gives you a platform to get your game in front of people who can actually do something about it.
Finding the next diamond in the rough is what your academy does best — but you cannot be everywhere at once. Vera&John extends your scouting reach far beyond the matches you can physically attend.
Your youth academy needs a reliable pipeline of young players who have been properly evaluated. Vera&John provides pre-screened talent with verified performance data, so your scouts can focus on final assessments.
You have an eye for talent and connections that matter — but you need better tools to do your job efficiently. Vera&John gives you data-backed insights and a platform to share your findings with clubs that are actually looking.
From local pitches to international academies — here is how the platform gets used in practice.
A 16-year-old playing in a regional league uploads footage of her last five matches to Vera&John. Within weeks, a women's academy in a major city has reviewed her profile and reached out about a trial. Her parents had no connections in professional football — the footage did the talking.
A father records every match his son plays and uploads the footage to Vera&John. He receives detailed analysis showing his son's positioning improved significantly over the season. The scouting report catches the attention of a club academy that sends an invitation to their next open day.
A Sunday league team with ambitions of going semi-pro uses Vera&John to document their best performers. Two players from the squad attract interest from a regional academy that had never seen them play. The club's visibility increases, attracting better players and more community support.
A PE teacher at a school with limited football pedigree uploads match footage to Vera&John. Three students from the school receive approaches from academy scouts — something that had never happened in the institution's history. The platform gives schools a way to showcase talent they didn't know they had.
The world of football talent development has changed dramatically in recent years. What was once entirely dependent on physical attendance at matches is increasingly supplemented by video analysis and data-driven scouting. Organizations like FIFA have invested heavily in youth development programs, while platforms such as Wyscout and Instat have become standard tools in professional club scouting operations.
Vera&John operates in the space between grassroots football and professional scouting infrastructure. While tools like those used by clubs in the Premier League or La Liga process thousands of data points per player, they typically serve clubs with existing massive budgets. Vera&John takes the core principles — systematic video analysis, performance benchmarking, and objective player evaluation — and makes them accessible to youth players, amateur clubs, and academies operating without seven-figure scouting departments.
The platform draws inspiration from how sports analytics has democratized across other disciplines. Just as StatsBomb and Opta changed how teams evaluate performance at the professional level, Vera&John aims to put similar capabilities in the hands of anyone with a smartphone and a passion for identifying the next great player.
This matters particularly in regions where traditional scouting networks are thin. Clubs like those in MLS, the J-League, and emerging football markets in Southeast Asia have shown a willingness to invest in youth development and cross-border talent discovery. Vera&John provides the infrastructure for that discovery to happen organically, driven by footage rather than geography.
The football world is beginning to understand that talent is evenly distributed, but opportunity is not. Vera&John exists to narrow that gap — one uploaded match at a time.
Global governing body programs increasingly emphasize grassroots talent identification, creating alignment with platforms like Vera&John that extend scouting reach beyond traditional networks.
Clubs in Germany, the Netherlands, and Portugal have pioneered systematic youth scouting models. Vera&John complements these approaches by surfacing talent that physical scouting routes might miss.
Major League Soccer's growth and investment in youth infrastructure creates demand for tools that can identify promising players across diverse communities and playing levels.
Regions with rapidly expanding football infrastructure — Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, and Indonesia — represent significant opportunities for talent discovery platforms serving both local and international markets.
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Everything you need to know before getting started.
Vera&John processes match videos through a sophisticated video analysis pipeline. When you upload footage, the platform examines player movements, positioning patterns, speed metrics, and decision-making sequences across multiple frames to build a comprehensive performance profile. The analysis is based entirely on what appears in the video — no external data sources are required. Results are delivered as a detailed scouting report that highlights key strengths and areas for development.
Vera&John supports all major video formats including MP4, MOV, AVI, and WMV files. Each upload can be up to 2GB in size, which is more than enough for full match footage. Pro and Enterprise members get increased storage limits and the ability to upload multiple videos in a batch. The platform works best with footage that shows a clear overhead or elevated angle, though side-angle footage is also processed.
Absolutely. Vera&John treats your footage and personal data with the utmost care. All uploads are encrypted during transfer and storage using industry-standard protocols. You maintain full control over who sees your profile and scouting reports — nothing is shared with academies or scouts without your explicit permission. You can delete your account and all associated data at any time through your settings.
Vera&John partners with a growing network of youth academies and professional club scouts across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Our partner network spans regional development academies in markets like Southeast Asia and South America, alongside professional clubs actively looking for emerging talent. We are continuously expanding our academy partnerships — check our updates page for the latest additions to the network.
Most scouting tools do one thing well — they either provide data, or they provide a marketplace. Vera&John combines deep video analysis with a direct connection to academies and clubs in one platform. You upload footage, get professional-grade analysis, and the platform actively surfaces your profile to scouts who are looking for players in your position and region. It is a complete end-to-end solution rather than a point-in-time data tool. Our features page has a full breakdown of what is included.
Getting started takes about two minutes. Create your free account on Vera&John, set up your player profile with basic information, and upload your first match video. The platform will begin analyzing immediately and you will receive your first performance insights within hours. There is no credit card required for the free Starter plan. If you have questions about getting set up, our resources section has walkthrough guides and tips.
Enterprise plan members get access to the Vera&John API, which allows clubs and academies to integrate talent data directly into their existing scouting and player management systems. This is particularly useful for organizations with established talent identification workflows who want to supplement their processes with Vera&John data without disrupting existing operations. Contact our sales team for technical specifications and integration documentation.
Currently Vera&John is focused exclusively on football, or soccer depending on where you are reading this. The platform's analysis pipelines, scouting frameworks, and academy partner network are all designed specifically for football. We are evaluating opportunities to expand into other sports in the future, but for now our entire development effort is dedicated to making Vera&John the best football talent scouting platform available. Our company report covers our roadmap in more detail.
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