Porto is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Diogo Jota, but the city has produced 164 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Raul Meireles, André Villas-Boas, João Mário and José Costa. Among them are 161 male and 3 female players. Documented players span more than 134 years, from 1874 to 2008.

