Ōita Prefecture is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Hiroshi Kiyotake, but the city has produced 53 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Satoshi Yamaguchi, Tomoki Iwata, Chinatsu Kira and Kazumasa Kawano. Among them are 50 male and 3 female players. Birth years range from 1959 to 2004.
