Football in Antwerp has deep roots — the earliest documented player in this dataset was born in 1878. In total, 129 players from Antwerp, Belgium, appear on Wikidata. The most notable include Romelu Lukaku, Thomas Vermaelen and Radja Nainggolan. Among them are 127 male and 2 female players. Documented players span more than 130 years, from 1878 to 2008.
