Troisdorf is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Mitchell Weiser, but the city has produced 19 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Sinan Bakış, Joël Abu Hanna, Mario Engels and Malcolm Cacutalua. Among them are 17 male and 2 female players. Documented players span more than 86 years, from 1917 to 2003.