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
Warren Zaïre-Emery · 2022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club Competitions · 2022-23 Topps Finest Uefa Club Competitions Autographs — Illustration, not a photo of the cardWarren Zaïre-Emery2022-23 Topps FinestUEFA Club Competitions2022-23 Topps FinestUefa Club CompetitionsAutographsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#A-WZNeon Green /99
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#A-WZ2022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2022

Warren Zaïre-Emery

Paris Saint-Germain · 2022-232022-23 Topps Finest Uefa Club Competitions Autographs
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Kieran Dewsbury-Hall · Here We Go ~ 2024/25 UCC Summer Signings by Fabrizio Romano · Ucc Summer Signings — Illustration, not a photo of the cardKieran Dewsbury-HallHere We Go ~ 2024/25 UCCSummer Signings byFabrizio RomanoUcc Summer SigningsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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Here We Go ~ 2024/25 UCC Summer Signings by Fabrizio RomanoFirst recorded year · 2024

Kieran Dewsbury-Hall

2024-25Ucc Summer Signings
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Mykhailo Mudryk · 2022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club Competitions · Prized Footballers Fusion Variation (1:1 Case) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardMykhailo Mudryk2022-23 Topps FinestUEFA Club CompetitionsPrized FootballersFusion Variation (1:1Case)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#PF-5Green/Red /30
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#PF-52022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2022

Mykhailo Mudryk

Chelsea · 2022-23Prized Footballers Fusion Variation (1:1 Case)
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Nicolò Rovella · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFA · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa Autographs (Hobby 1:47 Boxes; Value Box 1:278 Boxes) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardNicolò Rovella2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome UEFA2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome Uefa Autographs(Hobby 1:47 Boxes; ValueBox 1:278 Boxes)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#AU-NRGold Vintage Merlin Refractor /3
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#AU-NR2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2023

Nicolò Rovella

SS Lazio · 2023-242023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa Autographs (Hobby 1:47 Boxes; Value Box 1:278 Boxes)
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Ken Izekor · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardKen Izekor2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2024-25 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#75Orange Refractor /25
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#752024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Ken Izekor

Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 2024-252024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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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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