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.

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Rachid Ghezzal · Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2016-17 · Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2016/17 - Olympique Lyonnais — Illustration, not a photo of the cardRachid GhezzalTopps Match Attax UEFAChampions League 2016-17Uefa Champions LeagueMatch Attax 2016/17 -Olympique LyonnaisILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#LYO13
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#LYO13Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2016-17First recorded year · 2016

Rachid Ghezzal

Olympique Lyonnais · 2016-17Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2016/17 - Olympique Lyonnais
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Kaio Jorge · 2021-22 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · 2021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardKaio Jorge2021-22 Topps FinestUEFA Champions League2021-22 Topps FinestUefa Champions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#87Gold Speckle /50
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#872021-22 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2021

Kaio Jorge

Juventus · 2021-222021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions League
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Givairo Read · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardGivairo Read2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2024-25 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#138SuperFractor 1/1
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#1382024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Givairo Read

Feyenoord · 2024-252024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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Oliver Baumann · 2018-19 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League · Base Autographs (1:48 Packets) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardOliver Baumann2018-19 Topps ChromeUEFA Champions LeagueBase Autographs (1:48Packets)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#54SuperFractor 1/1
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#542018-19 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2018

Oliver Baumann

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim · 2018-19Base Autographs (1:48 Packets)
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Luciano Valente · Select Road to FIFA World Cup 2026 · Select Road To Fifa World Cup 2026 - Terrace — Illustration, not a photo of the cardLuciano ValenteSelect Road to FIFAWorld Cup 2026Select Road To FifaWorld Cup 2026 - TerraceILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#87Black 1/1
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#87Select Road to FIFA World Cup 2026First recorded year · 2026

Luciano Valente

Netherlands · 2026Select Road To Fifa World Cup 2026 - Terrace
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Alfie Devine · 2022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club Competitions · 2022-23 Topps Finest Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardAlfie Devine2022-23 Topps FinestUEFA Club Competitions2022-23 Topps FinestUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#119SuperFractor 1/1
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#1192022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2022

Alfie Devine

Tottenham Hotspur · 2022-232022-23 Topps Finest Uefa Club Competitions
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Kamaldeen Sulemana · 2021-22 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFA · 2021-22 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa — Illustration, not a photo of the cardKamaldeen Sulemana2021-22 Topps MerlinChrome UEFA2021-22 Topps MerlinChrome UefaILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#94Aqua Speckle Refractor /199
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#942021-22 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2021

Kamaldeen Sulemana

Stade Rennais FC · 2021-222021-22 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa
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Warren Zaïre-Emery · 2022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club Competitions · Prized Footballers (1:3 Packets) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardWarren Zaïre-Emery2022-23 Topps FinestUEFA Club CompetitionsPrized Footballers (1:3Packets)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#FR-7Green Lava /99
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#FR-72022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2022

Warren Zaïre-Emery

Paris Saint-Germain · 2022-23Prized Footballers (1:3 Packets)
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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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