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
Senny Mayulu · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardSenny Mayulu2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2024-25 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#173Neon Pink RayWave Refractor /175
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#1732024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Senny Mayulu

Paris Saint-Germain · 2024-252024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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Álvaro Fidalgo · Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2026-27 · Man Of The Match Wildcard ★ Rare — Illustration, not a photo of the cardÁlvaro FidalgoTopps Match Attax UEFAChampions League 2026-27Man Of The MatchWildcard ★ RareILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#203
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#203Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2026-27First recorded year · 2026

Álvaro Fidalgo

Real Betis · 2026-27Man Of The Match Wildcard ★ Rare
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Marcus Edwards · 2022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club Competitions · 2022-23 Topps Finest Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardMarcus Edwards2022-23 Topps FinestUEFA Club Competitions2022-23 Topps FinestUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#74Green Lava /99
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#742022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2022

Marcus Edwards

Sporting CP · 2022-232022-23 Topps Finest Uefa Club Competitions
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Samuel Castillejo · Topps Match Attax Chrome UEFA Champions League 2020-21 · Match Attax Chrome — Illustration, not a photo of the cardSamuel CastillejoTopps Match Attax ChromeUEFA Champions League2020-21Match Attax ChromeILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#144Green Refractor /99
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#144Topps Match Attax Chrome UEFA Champions League 2020-21First recorded year · 2020

Samuel Castillejo

AC Milan · 2020-21Match Attax Chrome
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Julien Duranville · 2023/24 Topps Finest UEFA Club Competitions · 2023/24 Topps Finest Ucc Autograph (1:5 Packs) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardJulien Duranville2023/24 Topps FinestUEFA Club Competitions2023/24 Topps Finest UccAutograph (1:5 Packs)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#A-JD2023/24 Topps Finest UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2023

Julien Duranville

Borussia Dortmund · 2023-242023/24 Topps Finest Ucc Autograph (1:5 Packs)
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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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