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.
Luca Koleosho
Burnley · 2023-24One To WatchAnel Ahmedhodzic
Sheffield United · 2023-24ÉliteJames Trafford
Burnley · 2023-24Premier LeagueAntonios Nikopolidis
Greece · 2004BaseMyron Boadu
AS Monaco · 2021-222021-22 Topps Merlin Chrome UefaJamie Gittens
Borussia Dortmund · 2024-25Top Of The WorldStjepan Tomas
Croatia · 2004BaseJohny Placide
Haiti · 2026BaseDiego Demme
RB Leipzig · 2019-20Super BoostMattias Jonson
Sweden · 2004BaseSherzod Nasrullaev
Uzbekistan · 2026BaseAdam Gnezda Cerin
Slovenia · 2026Select Road To Fifa World Cup 2026 - MezzaniniCameron Archer
Sheffield United · 2023-24One To WatchBaba Rahman
Chelsea · 2015-16BaseMarko Babić
Croatia · 2004BaseDarijo Srna
Croatia · 2004BaseTraianos Dellas
Greece · 2004BaseJunior Dina Ebimbe
Paris Saint-Germain · 2021-222021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions LeagueJude Bellingham
Borussia Dortmund · 2020-21Uefa Champions League Match Attax Extra 2020/21 - Action HighlightsVīts Rimkus
Latvia · 2004BaseMike Williamson
Newcastle United · 2015-16BaseJohn Stones
Everton · 2015-16BaseEmerson Royal
Tottenham Hotspur · 2021-22Squad UpdateHow 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.