Akureyri is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Birkir Bjarnason, but the city has produced 24 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Aron Gunnarsson, Haukur Heiðar Hauksson, Heiðar Helguson and Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir. Among them are 20 male and 4 female players. Birth years range from 1937 to 2000.
