Aalborg is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Ebbe Sand, but the city has produced 53 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Kasper Hjulmand, Thomas Enevoldsen, Lucas Andersen and Jes Høgh. Among them are 49 male and 4 female players. Documented players span more than 140 years, from 1866 to 2006.