Teenage Liverpool winger Harvey Elliott has joined soccer wearable company Playermaker as a brand ambassador. Playermaker’s product uses two small sensors fitted within a silicon strap around a player’s shoes to track various data metrics including acceleration, kick velocity, distance traveled, top speed and left/right balance.
Playermaker has scored partnerships across countless international soccer leagues, including recent deals with Poland’s Legia Warsaw and Scotland’s Rangers F.C. According to Elliot, his experience with the brand began in his Academy days and continues to this day.
“As a young player, you always want to improve and get better, and Playermaker made that tangible for me - it shows you your progress over time, laid out in the app, and it’s really motivating,” Elliot, 18, said in a statement.
One of Liverpool’s brightest young stars, Elliott faced criticism following Liverpool’s penalty shootout win over Chelsea Sunday after celebrating with a red flare — pyrotechnics are banned in English football stadiums.
