İzmit is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Kerem Aktürkoğlu, but the city has produced 60 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Ali Beratlıgil, Batuhan Altıntaş, Berkan Emir and Eray Ataseven. Among them are 56 male and 4 female players. Documented players span more than 101 years, from 1906 to 2007.
