Football in Ghent has deep roots — the earliest documented player in this dataset was born in 1854. In total, 75 players from Ghent, Belgium, appear on Wikidata. The most notable include Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe, Olivier Deschacht and Benito Raman. Among them are 73 male and 2 female players. Documented players span more than 154 years, from 1854 to 2008.
