Düsseldorf is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Klaus Allofs, but the city has produced 132 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Malick Thiaw, Rodolphe Seeldrayers, Amin Younes and Samed Yeşil. Among them are 119 male and 13 female players. Documented players span more than 128 years, from 1876 to 2004.
