Colombes is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Eliaquim Mangala, but the city has produced 38 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Manu Koné, Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Zoumana Camara. Among them are 34 male and 4 female players. Documented players span more than 112 years, from 1897 to 2009.
