Chiba is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Satoru Yamagishi, but the city has produced 63 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Akira Narahashi, Naotake Hanyu, Koki Yonekura and Shinji Murai. Among them are 58 male and 5 female players. Birth years range from 1949 to 2009.
