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
Petar Ratkov · 2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2023-24 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardPetar Ratkov2023-24 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2023-24 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#153Blue Geometric /150
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#1532023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2023

Petar Ratkov

FC Salzburg · 2023-242023-24 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh · Panini Prizm FIFA World Cup 2026 · Panini Prizm Fifa World Cup 2026 — Illustration, not a photo of the cardAmirhossein HosseinzadehPanini Prizm FIFA WorldCup 2026Panini Prizm Fifa WorldCup 2026ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#248Preferred Prizms Gold /10
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#248Panini Prizm FIFA World Cup 2026First recorded year · 2026

Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh

Iran · 2026Panini Prizm Fifa World Cup 2026
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Diogo Fernandes · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardDiogo Fernandes2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2024-25 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#187Pink Lava Refractor /250
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#1872024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Diogo Fernandes

FC Porto · 2024-252024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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Jean-Claude Ntenda · 2020-21 Topps UEFA Champions League Inception · 2020-21 Uefa Champions League Inception Autographs — Illustration, not a photo of the cardJean-Claude Ntenda2020-21 Topps UEFAChampions LeagueInception2020-21 Uefa ChampionsLeague InceptionAutographsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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2020-21 Topps UEFA Champions League InceptionFirst recorded year · 2020

Jean-Claude Ntenda

2020-212020-21 Uefa Champions League Inception Autographs
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Conrad Harder · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire Edition · Final Destination (1:8 Packets) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardConrad Harder2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsSapphire EditionFinal Destination (1:8Packets)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#FD-122024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire EditionFirst recorded year · 2024

Conrad Harder

Sporting CP · 2024-25Final Destination (1:8 Packets)
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Lamine Yamal · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFA · Merlin'S Gamers - Lightning Green Refractor (Value Box 1:35 Boxes) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardLamine Yamal2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome UEFAMerlin'S Gamers -Lightning GreenRefractor (Value Box1:35 Boxes)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#MG-10Fireworks Orange Refractor /25
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#MG-102023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2023

Lamine Yamal

FC Barcelona · 2023-24Merlin'S Gamers - Lightning Green Refractor (Value Box 1:35 Boxes)
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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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