Cuiabá is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Edivaldo Hermoza, but the city has produced 45 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Joubert Araújo Martins, Geílson de Carvalho Soares, Hugo Alcântara and Paulo Antonio de Oliveira. Among them are 44 male and 1 female players. Birth years range from 1933 to 2003.
