Akita is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Nobuo Fujishima, but the city has produced 10 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Mitsuhisa Taguchi, Kenichi Kaga, Kohei Shimoda and Kenji Suzuki. Among them are 9 male and 1 female players. Birth years range from 1950 to 2003.
