Football in Saitama has deep roots — the earliest documented player in this dataset was born in 1931. In total, 104 players from Saitama, Japan, appear on Wikidata. The most notable include Eiji Kawashima, Yasuharu Sorimachi and Takashi Takabayashi. Among them are 100 male and 4 female players. Birth years range from 1931 to 2005.
