Duncan Alexander is a British association football statistician, broadcaster and author for The Athletic.
Under the pseudonym of 'OptaJoe', Alexander was the Chief Data Editor for football statistics company Opta.
[3][4][5] Alexander has also written for the BBC,[6] the Premier League,[7] The Football Association,[8] The Guardian,[9] The Daily Mirror,[10] and Sky Sports.
[11] He is a regular contributor on The Totally Football Show,[12] and has appeared on BBC Radio Five Live,[13] The Anfield Wrap[14] and podcasts for The Times,[15] The Independent,[16] and The Daily Telegraph.
When interviewed by FourFourTwo Alexander chose as his favourite ever football book 'Among The Thugs' by Bill Buford (1991).