AI identifies young talent as Leones FC signs 15-year-old Dylan Tonato

Ecuadorian club Leones FC has made a groundbreaking move in youth football by signing 15-year-old Dylan Tonato, whose talent was identified through an artificial intelligence system. The AI platform, Beelup, analyzes amateur matches, going beyond traditional statistics to evaluate player performance.

Beelup's system examines various performance indicators, including positioning, decision-making, consistency, and player movement on the field. It was these metrics, rather than just goals or assists, that flagged Tonato as a player with outstanding potential. This data-driven approach allowed the club's scouting team to identify the young footballer.

This development is being hailed as a significant step in how football talent is discovered. While Beelup claims this is the first player detected by its AI to enter professional youth football in Ecuador, independent verification is pending. The platform's ability to analyze player performance through AI could revolutionize scouting, offering a more objective and comprehensive method for identifying promising athletes.

“

Beelup records football matches so that players can relive each play and share their best moments. But behind each recording there is a second chance: the possibility of analyzing the players' performance through artificial intelligence. By studying the development of the matches, Beelup's AI is capable of identifying game patterns and detecting footballers with characteristics that stand out on the field. It was during one of those analyses when Dylan's name began to stand out. It wasn't just his goals or his plays; it was his metric consistency, his intelligent positioning on the field, and his heat map that made the AI alert the scouting team about his potential.