FIFA will be launching the first FIFA Player App at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in Qatar.
The FIFA player app, which will provide each player with access to their individual player performance after each match, is part of FIFA’s vision to harness technology to improve football.
Players at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar will be able to get insights into their on-field performance through the FIFA Player App. The data collected includes the following, enhanced football data metrics, calculated from enhanced event data, captured by a team of highly trained FIFA football performance analysts, combined with tracking data. Next is physical performance metrics, as well as enhanced football intelligence metrics.
This data is then synchronised with match footage to enable players to watch all key moments of their own performance in detail, using different camera angles.
Additionally, multiple action photographs taken during key moments of each FIFA World Cup match will be made available to each individual player. Players will be able to save or share the photos on social media, together with their favourite match statistics, directly from the app.
Players will be able to access the FIFA Player App when they arrive in Qatar for the FIFA World Cup.
The FIFA Player App was successfully trialed with players from different teams at the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 and was presented to the FIFA World Cup participating teams during the recent Team Workshop in Doha Qatar.
Johannes Holzmüller, FIFA Director of Football Technology & Innovation, stated,“For the first time at a FIFA World Cup, not only the participating teams but also all players will have the opportunity to get direct access to their own performance data and the related video clips after each match. This player-centric development is based on direct feedback from the players and is another great example of how FIFA is using technology to the best of its potential by improving the football experience for the key actors on the pitch.”
This innovation is a first visible outcome of the collaboration between FIFA and FIFPRO on the development of standards and best practices for the collection, protection and use of personal player-performance data. Both organisations have been working closely together to define a Charter of Player Data Rights with the goal of developing these standards whilst transparently informing football players about their privacy rights according to existing legislation such as the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
