Football in Bilbao has deep roots — the earliest documented player in this dataset was born in 1801. In total, 279 players from Bilbao, Spain, appear on Wikidata. The most notable include Julio Salinas, Ander Herrera and Gaizka Mendieta. Among them are 264 male and 15 female players. Documented players span more than 207 years, from 1801 to 2008.
