Ageo is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Ruka Norimatsu, but the city has produced 6 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Nobuhiro Kato, Nobutaka Suzuki, Hayato Ochi and Tsubasa Oshima. Among them are 5 male and 1 female players. Most players were born between 1982 and 1996.