Enschede is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Karim El Ahmadi, but the city has produced 50 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Remko Pasveer, Sander Westerveld, Tjaronn Chery and Jan Jeuring. Among them are 47 male and 3 female players. Documented players span more than 104 years, from 1906 to 2010.