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
Rune Jarstein · Donruss Road to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 · Donruss Road To Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 — Illustration, not a photo of the cardRune JarsteinDonruss Road to FIFAWorld Cup Qatar 2022Donruss Road To FifaWorld Cup Qatar 2022ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#101Optic Pink Velocity /25
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#101Donruss Road to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022First recorded year · 2021

Rune Jarstein

Norway · 2021-22Donruss Road To Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022
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Fábio Carvalho · 2022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club Competitions · Prized Footballers Fusion Variation (1:1 Case) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardFábio Carvalho2022-23 Topps FinestUEFA Club CompetitionsPrized FootballersFusion Variation (1:1Case)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#PF-14Blue/Gold /90
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#PF-142022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2022

Fábio Carvalho

Liverpool · 2022-23Prized Footballers Fusion Variation (1:1 Case)
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Justin Oboavwoduo · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardJustin Oboavwoduo2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2024-25 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#144Blue Refractor /150
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#1442024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Justin Oboavwoduo

Manchester City · 2024-252024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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Marley Aké · 2020-21 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · Topps Finest Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardMarley Aké2020-21 Topps FinestUEFA Champions LeagueTopps Finest UefaChampions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#43Neon Green Refractor /99
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#432020-21 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2020

Marley Aké

Olympique de Marseille · 2020-21Topps Finest Uefa Champions League
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Nicola Zalewski · 2022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club Competitions · 2022-23 Topps Finest Uefa Club Competitions - Extended Base — Illustration, not a photo of the cardNicola Zalewski2022-23 Topps FinestUEFA Club Competitions2022-23 Topps FinestUefa Club Competitions -Extended BaseILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#1162022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2022

Nicola Zalewski

AS Roma · 2022-232022-23 Topps Finest Uefa Club Competitions - Extended Base
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Lucas Bergvall · 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 cardLucas Bergvall2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsChrome Autograph (1:126Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8Breaker, 1:875 Value,1:386 Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#CA-LBRed Refractor /5
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#CA-LB2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Lucas Bergvall

Tottenham Hotspur · 2024-25Chrome Autograph (1:126 Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8 Breaker, 1:875 Value, 1:386 Hanger)
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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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