Duncan Alexander is an
association football statistician, broadcaster and author for
The Athletic.
Career
Under the pseudonym of 'OptaJoe', Alexander was the Chief Data Editor for football statistics company
Opta
Opta Sports, formerly Opta Sportsdata, is a British sports analytics company. Opta provides data for 30 sports in 70 countries, with clients ranging from leagues to broadcasters and betting websites. The company was founded in 1996, and acquired ...
. As 'OptaJoe' Alexander was a football commentator and pundit who live-tweeted during football matches with statistics and jokes. His first book, ''OptaJoe's Football Yearbook'' was published in 2016. His second book ''Outside the Box: A Statistical Journey through the History of Football'' was published in 2017.
Alexander has also written for the
BBC, the
Premier League, The
Football Association
The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world an ...
, ''
The Guardian'', ''
The Daily Mirror'', and
Sky Sports.
He is a regular contributor on ''
The Totally Football Show'', and has appeared on
BBC Radio Five Live,
The Anfield Wrap
''The Anfield Wrap'' (TAW Player) is a collective of podcasts, radio shows, videocasts, live shows, magazine and website articles predominantly about Liverpool F.C. as well as the culture and music in the city of Liverpool.
Content
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and podcasts for ''
The Times'', ''
The Independent'', and ''
The Daily Telegraph''. He has been interviewed by ''
FourFourTwo'' and
Coca-Cola.
In January 2023 Alexander announced that he was joining subscription sports magazine
The Athletic.
Awards
OptaJoe was nominated for the 'online media of the year' award at the 2017
Football Supporters Federation Awards.
Personal life
Alexander studied history at the
University of Manchester. When interviewed by
FourFourTwo Alexander chose as his favourite ever football book 'Among The Thugs' by Bill Buford (1991).
[https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/fourfourtwos-best-football-books-ever-writers-choices%3F_format%3Damp] Alexander is a supporter of
Wycombe Wanderers and lives in
south London
South London is the southern part of London, England, south of the River Thames. The region consists of the Districts of England, boroughs, in whole or in part, of London Borough of Bexley, Bexley, London Borough of Bromley, Bromley, London Borou ...
.
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
English podcasters
Journalists from London
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