Bourgoin-Jallieu is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Amine Gouiri, but the city has produced 15 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Kévin Monnet-Paquet, Näis Djouahra, Alexandre Hauw and Ahmed Aït Ouarab. Among them are 12 male and 3 female players. Birth years range from 1967 to 2007.
