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
Jonathan David · 2021-22 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · 2021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardJonathan David2021-22 Topps FinestUEFA Champions League2021-22 Topps FinestUefa Champions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#41Purple/Pink Vaporwave /125
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#412021-22 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2021

Jonathan David

LOSC Lille · 2021-222021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions League
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Trey Nyoni · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardTrey Nyoni2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2024-25 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#190Blue Prism Refractor /150
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#1902024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Trey Nyoni

Liverpool · 2024-252024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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Hyeon-gyu Oh · Select Road to FIFA World Cup 2026 · Select Road To Fifa World Cup 2026 - Terrace — Illustration, not a photo of the cardHyeon-gyu OhSelect Road to FIFAWorld Cup 2026Select Road To FifaWorld Cup 2026 - TerraceILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#14White /20
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#14Select Road to FIFA World Cup 2026First recorded year · 2026

Hyeon-gyu Oh

South Korea · 2026Select Road To Fifa World Cup 2026 - Terrace
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Arnaut Groeneveld · 2018-19 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · Topps Finest Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardArnaut Groeneveld2018-19 Topps FinestUEFA Champions LeagueTopps Finest UefaChampions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#5Orange /25
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#52018-19 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2018

Arnaut Groeneveld

Club Brugge KV · 2018-19Topps Finest Uefa Champions League
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Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil · Topps Match Attax Extra Premier League 2015-16 · Magic Moments (1:1 Packets) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardAlexis Sanchez and MesutOzilTopps Match Attax ExtraPremier League 2015-16Magic Moments (1:1Packets)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#MM11Topps Match Attax Extra Premier League 2015-16First recorded year · 2015

Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil

Arsenal · 2015-16Magic Moments (1:1 Packets)
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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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