Liège is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Axel Witsel, but the city has produced 111 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Nacer Chadli, Kevin Mirallas, Loïs Openda and Arthur Theate. Among them are 107 male and 4 female players. Documented players span more than 111 years, from 1895 to 2006.