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.

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Junior Dina Ebimbe · 2021-22 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League Sapphire Edition · Base Card Ii — Illustration, not a photo of the cardJunior Dina Ebimbe2021-22 Topps ChromeUEFA Champions LeagueSapphire EditionBase Card IiILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#176Orange /50
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#1762021-22 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League Sapphire EditionFirst recorded year · 2021

Junior Dina Ebimbe

Paris Saint-Germain · 2021-22Base Card Ii
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Florentino · 2019-20 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · Topps Finest Uefa Champions League - Extended (Short Print) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardFlorentino2019-20 Topps FinestUEFA Champions LeagueTopps Finest UefaChampions League -Extended (Short Print)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#1092019-20 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2019

Florentino

SL Benfica · 2019-20Topps Finest Uefa Champions League - Extended (Short Print)
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Sivert Mannsverk · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFA · Mystic Nights (Hobby 1:6 Boxes; Value Box 1:7 Boxes) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardSivert Mannsverk2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome UEFAMystic Nights (Hobby 1:6Boxes; Value Box 1:7Boxes)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#MN-10SuperFractor 1/1
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#MN-102023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2023

Sivert Mannsverk

AFC Ajax · 2023-24Mystic Nights (Hobby 1:6 Boxes; Value Box 1:7 Boxes)
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Nico O’Reilly · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · Chrome Autograph (1:126 Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8 Breaker, 1:875 Value, 1:386 Hanger) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardNico O’Reilly2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsChrome Autograph (1:126Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8Breaker, 1:875 Value,1:386 Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#CA-NO2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Nico O’Reilly

Manchester City · 2024-25Chrome Autograph (1:126 Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8 Breaker, 1:875 Value, 1:386 Hanger)
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Hannibal · 2021-22 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · 2021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardHannibal2021-22 Topps FinestUEFA Champions League2021-22 Topps FinestUefa Champions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#17Purple/Pink Vaporwave /125
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#172021-22 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2021

Hannibal

Manchester United · 2021-222021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions League
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Hannibal · 2021-22 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · 2021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardHannibal2021-22 Topps FinestUEFA Champions League2021-22 Topps FinestUefa Champions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#17Pink Prism Refractor /150
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#172021-22 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2021

Hannibal

Manchester United · 2021-222021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions League
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Ángel Alarcón · 2023-24 Topps UEFA Club Competitions - Carnaval · 2023-24 Topps Uefa Club Competitions - Carnaval — Illustration, not a photo of the cardÁngel Alarcón2023-24 Topps UEFA ClubCompetitions - Carnaval2023-24 Topps Uefa ClubCompetitions - CarnavalILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#14Green /75
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#142023-24 Topps UEFA Club Competitions - CarnavalFirst recorded year · 2023

Ángel Alarcón

FC Barcelona · 2023-242023-24 Topps Uefa Club Competitions - Carnaval
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Ernest Nuamah · 2025-26 Donruss Road to FIFA World Cup 26 · 2025-26 Donruss Road To Fifa World Cup 26 — Illustration, not a photo of the cardErnest Nuamah2025-26 Donruss Road toFIFA World Cup 262025-26 Donruss Road ToFifa World Cup 26ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#129Black 1/1
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#1292025-26 Donruss Road to FIFA World Cup 26First recorded year · 2025

Ernest Nuamah

Ghana · 2025-262025-26 Donruss Road To Fifa World Cup 26
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Esmir Bajraktarevic · Panini Prizm FIFA World Cup 2026 · Panini Prizm Fifa World Cup 2026 — Illustration, not a photo of the cardEsmir BajraktarevicPanini Prizm FIFA WorldCup 2026Panini Prizm Fifa WorldCup 2026ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#476Prizms Pink Wave /45
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#476Panini Prizm FIFA World Cup 2026First recorded year · 2026

Esmir Bajraktarevic

Bosnia & Herzegovina · 2026Panini Prizm Fifa World Cup 2026
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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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