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Business Owner (Licensee), Portland

Stranger Soccer, Portland, OR, United States


Overview

Passionate about football (soccer) and entrepreneurship? Stranger Soccer is expanding into key cities worldwide and is looking for a License Owner to establish and run the Stranger Soccer business in Portland. This is a business-opportunity role designed for individuals who want to build, operate, and grow their own venture. It is ideal for someone entrepreneurial, driven, and deeply passionate about football, who wants to make the game more accessible in their city.

Responsibilities

Launch and bring the Stranger Soccer brand to life in your assigned city

Build, train, and manage a small core team (2–3 people), along with freelance Official Hosts (game hosts)

Source and secure quality venues and time slots to host games

Execute creative marketing and sales initiatives (both digital and on-the-ground) to grow your player base

Manage game operations to ensure a consistently great customer experience that drives repeat participation

Leverage the support, systems, and expertise provided by our Singapore headquarters, including operations and technology

What We\'re Looking For

A strong passion for football and connection to your local football community

Experience in business, management, or customer-facing roles

An entrepreneurial mindset (prior startup or business experience is a plus)

Ownership mentality with the drive to build and scale a local business

A results-driven attitude — earnings are directly tied to performance, effort, and business success

About Stranger Soccer Football is the world\'s most popular sport, with over 3.5 billion fans across 200+ countries — yet many people don\'t play regularly. Stranger Soccer changes that by making it as easy to play football as going for a jog or hitting the gym.

Through our mobile app, players can browse games, book instantly, and show up to play.

Born in Singapore, Stranger Soccer is now open in 10+ cities around the world, with over 100,000 games run. We continue to grow and are accepting applications from license partners who want to bring Stranger Soccer to their city. Whether you call it Fussball, Fútbol, Calcio, or anything else, the world now awaits.

Our Mission To make playing football as easy as going for a jog.

Our Vision A world in which playing football is as popular and widespread as watching football.

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