Kumamoto Prefecture is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Toshihiro Yamaguchi, but the city has produced 101 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Megumi Sakata, Mami Ueno, Mayu Ikejiri and Hitoshi Tomishima. Among them are 91 male and 10 female players. Birth years range from 1956 to 2007.