Pelly Partners with FMDB Pro to Bring Comprehensive Player Data to Professional Clubs

Elements of FMDB Pro now integrated directly into the Pelly platform.

Pelly has announced a new data partnership with Sports Interactive, the studio behind Football Manager, to integrate its professional recruitment tool, FMDB Pro, into the Pelly football operations platform.

FMDB Pro has one of the most comprehensive player databases in world football, maintained by a global network of more than 1,600 evaluators. It covers more than 760,000 players across 3,000 competitions in 200+ countries, with information updated regularly.

FMDB Pro data points from 50 nations have been aggregated into Pelly. These, combined with the inclusion of biographical information, help clubs identify players before evaluating them against their other data sources and existing context in the platform. That way, recruitment decisions are always aligned with a club’s sporting and wider operational needs.

"The FMDB Pro database is a widely respected data source across the professional game. Being able to incorporate elements of that into Pelly, alongside other data providers, means clubs can build a more complete picture of a player without the manual work of pulling information from multiple places." - Iwan Pritchard, CEO of Pelly

“We’re delighted to be working with Pelly, a company that shares our values of making it easier for clubs to make data-driven recruitment decisions. Our data will inform their models and support their clients.” - Richard Trafford, Business Development Director at Sports Interactive

About Pelly

Pelly is a football operations platform that brings a club’s data and day-to-day workflows into one place. Rather than replacing the tools clubs already use, it connects them – pulling together recruitment, contracts, compliance, squad management, and performance data so decision makers can see everything in one platform.

Founded in 2023 and based in Anglesey, Wales, Pelly was named Global Startup of the Year at the Wales StartUp Awards in June 2025. Pelly is partnered with clubs across Europe, including Motherwell FC (Scottish Premiership) and SC Cambuur (Eredivisie), as well as all 16 clubs in the Cymru Premier. Pelly is also the Official Innovation Partner of the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, hosted in Wales this summer.

Learn more about Pelly: https://www.pelly.pro/

About FMDB Pro

FMDB Pro is a global football intelligence platform built on Sports Interactive's research infrastructure. It gives clubs a structured, consistent view of players and staff across the entire football pyramid, from elite competitions through to lower-visibility markets underserved by traditional data providers. Powered by a network of 1,600+ trained evaluators, it translates human-led evaluation into comparable, actionable insight at the longlisting stage. The platform supports faster player discovery through preset search filters, percentile-driven attribute analysis, injury history visualisation, and market valuations, giving recruitment teams the context they need to move with confidence from identification into deeper analysis and live scouting. 

Learn more about FMDB Pro: https://www.fmdb.pro/