Málaga is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Brahim Díaz, but the city has produced 131 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Samu Castillejo, Alexis Ruano Delgado, Juan Rodríguez and Francisco Portillo Soler. Among them are 127 male and 4 female players. Documented players span more than 129 years, from 1880 to 2009.
