Banská Bystrica is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Marek Hamšík, but the city has produced 43 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Adam Nemec, Jakub Sylvestr, Martin Chrien and Ivan Mesík. Among them are 41 male and 2 female players. Documented players span more than 87 years, from 1917 to 2004.
