Football in Messina has deep roots — the earliest documented player in this dataset was born in 1877. In total, 38 players from Messina, Italy, appear on Wikidata. The most notable include Stanislav Lobotka, Francesco La Rosa and Tullio Lanese. Among them are 37 male and 1 female players. Documented players span more than 122 years, from 1877 to 1999.
