ID Sports

Name

ID Sports

Legal name

ID Sports

Website

https://idsports.com.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Education and Athlete Development Services

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

College Recruiting & Scholarship Advisory / Athlete Placement (HSADAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Athletic Recruitment & NCAA/NAIA Eligibility Counseling (EDANAEAM), Single-Sport Skill Academies (Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, etc.) (MPAKAJAB), Athlete Testing & Combine Prep (metrics, scouting prep) (HSADAEAK)

Keywords

• Sports education services
• Student athlete training
• Athletic scholarship placement
• Football school
• Athlete performance management

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro (Barra da Tijuca)

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Sports Education and Preparation Services: ID Sports generates revenue through fees for its comprehensive sports education and preparation programs that prepare student-athletes for US university scholarships. The service includes training, academic preparation, documentation, and placement support. The company explicitly states that students and families must cover all costs related to preparation, documentation, airfare, and other expenses, with the necessary investment varying based on institution type (High School, Junior College, College, University), academic grades, TOEFL/SAT scores, and athletic level.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ID Sports prepares Brazilian student-athletes for scholarships at US universities and schools through in-person training at its Rio de Janeiro facilities using the proprietary "ID Sports Way" methodology. The service combines athletic training, academic preparation (SAT/TOEFL), GAMEDAY recruitment video documentation, automated quarterly performance reports, and end-to-end university placement support, targeting primarily soccer players seeking NCAA, NAIA, or NJCAA placements.

Product overview

ID Sports offers a unified sports exchange platform that combines the ID Sports Way training methodology with technology-enabled athlete management. The platform integrates a proprietary athlete portal for data administration and automated performance reporting (RIP), GAMEDAY video production services for highlight reel creation, high performance training programs, and a football school for skill development. The company serves student-athletes seeking scholarships abroad, those pursuing club opportunities, and individuals wanting to learn and evolve in football.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ID Sports Way Scholarship Preparation Program End-to-end preparation program using the proprietary ID Sports Way methodology modeled after American university leagues, designed to prepare student-athletes for soccer at US high schools, junior colleges, colleges, and universities, including academic preparation (SAT/TOEFL), athletic training, recruitment documentation, and university placement support. Target customers are Brazilian student-athletes and their families seeking athletic scholarships in the US.
• High Performance Training High-performance training program for athletes seeking to develop their skills to a high level for potential professional club opportunities. Target customers are competitive athletes focused on elite soccer development.
• Football School Structured football school program focused on learning, training, and evolving soccer skills for students of all levels. Target customers are individuals seeking structured skill development in soccer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Preparation timeline of 6-18 months from enrollment to scholarship placement

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RDS Sports Group: Sports management firm that recruits and places Latin American athletes into US college athletic programs. Closely comparable to ID Sports in targeting Spanish-speaking talent for the US collegiate system.
• CaptainU: Recruiting platform used by high school student-athletes and college coaches to manage the recruiting process, including profile building and highlight video distribution. Comparable technology layer to ID Sports' Portal and GAMEDAY systems.
• NCSA (Next College Student Athlete): Largest US college athletic recruiting platform, connecting student-athletes to college coaches across sports. Highly comparable to ID Sports in combining athlete profiles, video highlight reels, and college matching services, though primarily US-domestic.
• FieldLevel: Athlete-to-college-coach recruiting platform emphasizing verified performance data and highlight reels. Comparable to ID Sports in targeting amateur athletes seeking US college placement through profile/video tools.
• BeRecruited: Athlete recruiting network matching high school athletes to college programs with searchable profiles and video content. Overlaps with ID Sports' recruitment funnel and video-documentation approach.
• International Sports Management (ISM): Specializes in placing international (notably Brazilian and Latin American) soccer players at US colleges and universities. The closest direct comparable to ID Sports in the Brazilian-to-US collegiate soccer pipeline, with overlapping services around film creation and university placement.

Regional players

• Catapum Football Academy: Brazilian soccer-specific training academy developing youth talent with international pathways. Comparable as a Brazilian regional peer in youth soccer development, though its focus skews toward European club pathways rather than US collegiate scholarships.

Broad incumbents

• IMG Academy: Large multi-sport academy combining elite athletic training with academic preparation and college placement. A broader incumbent that operates in an adjacent space but at significantly greater scale and across multiple sports.
• Stack Sports: Provider of sports technology platforms including athlete recruiting and content tools used by national governing bodies and leagues. Represents the broader recruiting-technology incumbent category that ID Sports' portal sits adjacent to.

Others

• Hudl: Video analysis and highlight platform widely used by athletes and coaches. Adjacent to ID Sports' GAMEDAY-style filmed-match workflow as a tooling comparable for the video side of athlete recruitment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/id-sports

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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