Category: Isle of France footballers

# **Dataset of Île-de-France professional footballers** A dataset of professional footballers born in the Île-de-France region (Grand Paris) between 1980 and 2006. ## **Description of dataset** This dataset explores the relationship between the demographic composition of the Île-de-France region and its exceptional production of football talent. The region is widely regarded as one of the largest pools of professional footballers in the world. ### **Key figures** * **713** professional footballers * **37.9%** have dual nationality * **40.5%** are from the African Diaspora ### **Distribution by Diaspora** ### **Main countries of origin (excluding France)** 1. DR Congo: 41 2. Mali: 39 3. Senegal: 29 4. Algeria: 28 5. Côte d'Ivoire: 25 ### **Data files** * `idf_footballers.csv` — CSV format * `idf_footballers.parquet` — Parquet format (recommended) * `idf_footballers.jsonl` — JSON Lines format ## **Limits** ⚠ **Important limits to consider:** 1. **Selection beans**: Only players with a Wikidata page are included. Lesser-known professional players may be absent. 2. **Place of birth ≠ place of training**: A player born in a municipality may have grown up or been trained elsewhere. 3. **Identification of the diaspora**: based on nationality data, which does not cover all players from the diaspora. ## **Use cases** * Analysis of regional football talent production * Study of migration flows and sport * Demographic research * Sociology of sport