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
Tarik Muharemovic · Panini Prizm FIFA World Cup 2026 · Panini Prizm Fifa World Cup 2026 — Illustration, not a photo of the cardTarik MuharemovicPanini Prizm FIFA WorldCup 2026Panini Prizm Fifa WorldCup 2026ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#474Prizms Fuchsia Flash /195
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#474Panini Prizm FIFA World Cup 2026First recorded year · 2026

Tarik Muharemovic

Bosnia & Herzegovina · 2026Panini Prizm Fifa World Cup 2026
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Nampalys Mendy · Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2016-17 · Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2016/17 - Leicester City Fc — Illustration, not a photo of the cardNampalys MendyTopps Match Attax UEFAChampions League 2016-17Uefa Champions LeagueMatch Attax 2016/17 -Leicester City FcILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#LEI9Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2016-17First recorded year · 2016

Nampalys Mendy

Leicester City · 2016-17Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2016/17 - Leicester City Fc
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Ken Izekor · 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 cardKen Izekor2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsChrome Autograph (1:126Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8Breaker, 1:875 Value,1:386 Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#CA-KIRed Lava Refractor /5
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#CA-KI2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Ken Izekor

Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 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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