Villeneuve-Saint-Georges is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Maxence Lacroix, but the city has produced 30 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Yoan Gouffran, Nathanaël Mbuku, Ricardo Faty and Maurice Lafont. Among them are 29 male and 1 female players. Documented players span more than 110 years, from 1898 to 2008.