Kirchen is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Thomas Kraft, but the city has produced 5 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Marcel Schuhen, Sascha Mockenhaupt, Lena Uebach and Meiko Wäschenbach. Among them are 4 male and 1 female players. Most players were born between 1988 and 2004.
