Palermo is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Mario Balotelli, but the city has produced 165 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Salvatore Schillaci, Giuseppe Furino, Gaetano D'Agostino and Massimo Taibi. Among them are 162 male and 3 female players. Documented players span more than 110 years, from 1894 to 2004.