Sant Joan Despí is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Pablo Maffeo, but the city has produced 7 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Josep Seguer, Francisco Calvet, Martín Domínguez and Joan Babot i Xaus. Among them are 6 male and 1 female players. Documented players span more than 82 years, from 1918 to 2000.