What you should know
All stakeholders must ensure player protection
This includes all data being collected with a key interest in players’ wellbeing, an obligation to uphold data protection rights, transparent use of any data collected, and player participation in any commercial use of data.
Player data has five main categories
Personal player data, performance data (collected during matches and training), on-the-ball data (such as goals, touches), tracking data (such as that obtained through wearable technology), and health and biometrics data.
International adherence will contribute to a stronger data policy
This in turn will allow players, clubs, leagues, and federations to benefit from innovative opportunities that can positively transform the football industry.
Player Data: Managing Technology and Innovation
The Charter of Player Data Rights provides a response to the opportunities and challenges caused by new technologies, and is guided by leading legislation on data protection and privacy rights.
Charter of Player Data Rights launched for professional footballers
These standards mark an important starting point to further collectively-agreed solutions between player unions and football stakeholders in domestic playing markets and define the interests and legal rights of players regarding their personal data.
Latest news and statements
Player data rights: Why unions have an integral role to play
Nine FIFPRO member unions from four continents participated in the first FIFPRO Player IQ Tech Experience Tour in Tel-Aviv, Israel, giving them the chance to enhance their existing knowledge in the field of technology and innovation.
