Trading Cards Tracker

THE FIRST CHAPTERS

Football rookie cards

Every story has a first card. Discover each player’s first year in our catalogue.

Every card from their first recorded year, across all collections. Filters narrow the results without recalculating that year.

62,816 results
Djibril Sidibé · Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2017-18 · Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2017/18 - Man Of The Match (1:5 Packets) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardDjibril SidibéTopps Match Attax UEFAChampions League 2017-18Uefa Champions LeagueMatch Attax 2017/18 -Man Of The Match (1:5Packets)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#410
Estimate€1.50
#410Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2017-18First recorded year · 2017

Djibril Sidibé

AS Monaco · 2017-18Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2017/18 - Man Of The Match (1:5 Packets)
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Anthony Elanga · 2021-22 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League · 2021-22 Topps Chrome Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardAnthony Elanga2021-22 Topps ChromeUEFA Champions League2021-22 Topps ChromeUefa Champions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#140
Estimate€1.50
#1402021-22 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2021

Anthony Elanga

Manchester United · 2021-222021-22 Topps Chrome Uefa Champions League
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Martín Satriano · 2021-22 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League · 2021-22 Topps Chrome Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardMartín Satriano2021-22 Topps ChromeUEFA Champions League2021-22 Topps ChromeUefa Champions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#90
Estimate€1.50
#902021-22 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2021

Martín Satriano

FC Internazionale Milano · 2021-222021-22 Topps Chrome Uefa Champions League
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How to find a footballer’s first cards

Find a player and compare their first cards across collections. Filter by publisher, season, team, category and language, view photographs and save the cards you like to your wishlist.

Which cards appear here?

We show individual player cards with a known year. If a player’s first recorded year is 2010, all their 2010 cards and stickers appear, including variants and languages, across the available collections.

Is this the same as an RC logo?

No. Rookie here means the first year recorded in Trading Cards Tracker. We do not certify that this is their first published card or that it carries an official RC logo. Check the edition and its sources for each card.

Can the first year change?

Yes. Adding or correcting an earlier card updates the results. We use the card’s year, not the date it was added to the website or the end of a season. Cards without a year and multi-player cards are excluded from this calculation.

How is each player identified?

We group by the recorded name, normalising accents, spaces and letter case. We do not merge nicknames or different names based on similarity. Aliases and namesakes may need review: check the player, team and collection.

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