Lier is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Jan Ceulemans, but the city has produced 39 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Arthur Vermeeren, Bernard Voorhoof, Nico Van Kerckhoven and Sven Vermant. Among them are 38 male and 1 female players. Documented players span more than 120 years, from 1885 to 2005.
