Basel is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Granit Xhaka, but the city has produced 117 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Eren Derdiyok, Alexander Frei, Hakan Yakın and Marco Streller. Among them are 114 male and 3 female players. Documented players span more than 131 years, from 1875 to 2006.
