Reims is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Robert Pires, but the city has produced 43 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Hugo Ekitike, Abdoulaye Diallo, Albert Batteux and Michel Leblond. Among them are 36 male and 7 female players. Documented players span more than 86 years, from 1919 to 2005.
