Navid Mashinchi (Persian: نوید ماشین چی Navīd Māšīn Cī) is the retired German-born Canadian soccer player, who played for the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Following his playing career, he worked in the analytics department as a performance analyst for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer.
[5] Following his playing career, Mashinchi worked in the analytics department as a performance analyst for the Vancouver Whitecaps of Major League Soccer for four seasons under head coach Carl Robinson.
From June 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014, he joined the analytics department as an intern before getting hired as a full-time analyst and serving the club from January 1, 2015 - February 1, 2018.
Following his time as a professional soccer player, he attended the University of British Columbia as a student-athlete playing for the UBC Thunderbirds from 2010-2015.