Riesa is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Ulf Kirsten, but the city has produced 22 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Maximilian Arnold, Heiko Peschke, Dominik Franke and Benjamin Kirsten. Among them are 20 male and 2 female players. Documented players span more than 86 years, from 1916 to 2002.
