Elgoibar is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Joseba Etxeberria, but the city has produced 19 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Markel Bergara, Juan Cruz Sol, Fernando Ansola and Zuhaitz Gurrutxaga. Among them are 17 male and 2 female players. Documented players span more than 100 years, from 1904 to 2004.
