Naples is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Fabio Cannavaro, but the city has produced 293 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Antonio Di Natale, Maurizio Sarri, Marco Borriello and Antonio Nocerino. Among them are 285 male and 8 female players. Documented players span more than 148 years, from 1859 to 2007.