Nate Krackeler

Nate Krackeler-Soccer Data

I'm Nate Krackeler, a Cornell Government and UMass MS Sport Management Grad. I currently do consulting work with small clubs on soccer data, focusing on recruitment, player evaluation, and transfer valuation. This portfolio showcases soccer data project work and articles I've completed in the past.

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Nate Krackeler • 28th July 2026

New England Revolution Central Midfield: Recruitment Situations Part 1

This article is the first in a series where I will attempt to solve a specific MLS recruitment problem in each edition.

Nate Krackeler • 14th April 2026

Data Scouting the Brasileirão for the MLS

Given that this is the last year that the MLS schedule will line up with South America, it is as good a time as any for American teams to look to the Brasileirão.

Nate Krackeler • 5th April 2026

Winning the 2026 Tulane International Fútbol Negotiation Competition

Earlier this week, I traveled to New Orleans to take part in the 5th Annual Tulane International Fútbol Negotiation Competition.

Nate Krackeler • 17th March 2026

Analyzing MLS Passing Through K-Means Clustering

As an output for my MLS fullback analysis, I generated a chart of 32 passing clusters, listed from most passes to least completed passes across the sample, for right fullbacks playing on the right and on the left.

Nate Krackeler • 13th August 2026

I Analyzed Every Corner Kick of the 2026 MLS Season So You Don't Have To

One critique of set pieces that you hear quite often in European soccer circles is that they’re too American. They turn soccer into a “game of NFL” and remove the fluid complexity that makes the game so beautiful. If that’s the case, it doesn’t get more American than this article.