There is no patron saint of football players. St. Sebastian is the patron saint of all athletes and athletics.
St. Francis of Assisi's feast day is on October 4. The feast day of St. Francis is on October 4.
Simon shares October 26 as a feast day with St. Jude.
January 2 is St. Basil's feast day.
St. Monica's Feast Day is August 27.
The feast day of St. Scholastica is on February 10th. She is the twin sister of St. Benedict and was a nun who founded the women's branch of the Benedictine order.
St. Lukes' feast day is on October 18
The feast day of St. Brice is November 13.
St. Ava's feast day is April 29.
November 3 is the feast day of St. Hubert.
March 7 is the feast day of St. Perpetua.
The only saint recognized by the Catholic Church as the patron saint of athletes and athletics is St. Sebastian. See this link for confirmation of this.