FC Penafiel SAD and SoccerSolver have entered into a strategic partnership for the 2026/27 season, under which the Portuguese club will integrate SoccerSolver’s software into its analysis and decision-making processes.
Through this partnership, FC Penafiel will gain access to SoccerSolver’s predictive and financial analytics tools, designed to support the work of the club’s professionals by applying advanced data models to the player market.
The technology will enable the club to strengthen key areas including scouting, player valuation, and sporting and financial planning, incorporating new variables to assess player potential and support decision-making in the transfer market.
The agreement also marks another step forward in SoccerSolver’s international expansion, bringing its technology to Portuguese football and further strengthening the company’s presence across European professional football.
Vasco Mendonça, Board of Directors, FC Penafiel SAD, welcomed the partnership, highlighting its role in the club’s growth and modernisation.
This agreement with SoccerSolver represents another step forward in FC Penafiel’s growth and modernisation. We want to build a strong and sustainable project, capable of developing and maximising talent. To achieve this, it is essential to incorporate tools that provide us with more information and enable us to make better decisions. Technology and data analysis will be an important resource for our team, and we are very pleased to begin this partnership.
— Vasco Mendonça, Board of Directors, FC Penafiel SAD
Alejandro Sánchez Díaz-Casanova, CEO and Founder of SoccerSolver, highlighted the alignment between both organisations’ vision for growth.
We are proud to begin working with FC Penafiel and to take this new step in Portugal. It is a club with an ambitious project and a vision for growth that strongly aligns with our own. Our goal is to put our technology at the service of the club’s professionals, helping them better assess every market decision by considering not only a player’s sporting potential, but also their future value, expected return, and the risk associated with each transaction. We hope this will be a long-term partnership and that we can grow together.
— Alejandro Sánchez Díaz-Casanova, CEO and Founder of SoccerSolver
The integration of new technological tools reflects FC Penafiel’s commitment to the continued development and professionalisation of its sporting structure. For SoccerSolver, the agreement represents another step towards bringing a scientific, predictive, and financial approach to decision-making across professional football.
With this partnership, FC Penafiel and SoccerSolver begin a new chapter together, sharing a vision centred on innovation, talent development, and building an increasingly efficient and sustainable sporting model.
About SoccerSolver
SoccerSolver is a Spanish sports technology company founded in 2025 by mathematician and statistician Alejandro Sánchez Díaz-Casanova. The company develops predictive analytics and financial intelligence solutions for professional football, helping clubs optimise recruitment and long-term sporting strategy. Its work has received international recognition, including selection for the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in the United States.