Saint-Étienne is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Willy Sagnol, but the city has produced 57 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Loïc Perrin, Sylvain Armand, Georges Bereta and Antoine Cuissard. Among them are 52 male and 5 female players. Documented players span more than 117 years, from 1889 to 2006.