Asunción is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Roque Santa Cruz, but the city has produced 477 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Richart Báez, Eduardo Aranda, Santiago Salcedo and Guido Alvarenga. Among them are 471 male and 6 female players. Documented players span more than 109 years, from 1900 to 2009.
