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
Aingeru Olabarrieta · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardAingeru Olabarrieta2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2024-25 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#146Night Vision RayWave Refractor /225
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#1462024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Aingeru Olabarrieta

Athletic Club · 2024-252024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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Marley Aké · 2020-21 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League Sapphire Edition · 2020-21 Topps Chrome Uefa Champions League Sapphire Edition — Illustration, not a photo of the cardMarley Aké2020-21 Topps ChromeUEFA Champions LeagueSapphire Edition2020-21 Topps ChromeUefa Champions LeagueSapphire EditionILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#56Red /5
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#562020-21 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League Sapphire EditionFirst recorded year · 2020

Marley Aké

Olympique de Marseille · 2020-212020-21 Topps Chrome Uefa Champions League Sapphire Edition
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Guillaume Restes · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFA · Rookie Variations (Hobby 1:5,285 Boxes; Value Box 1:4,718 Boxes) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardGuillaume Restes2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome UEFARookie Variations (Hobby1:5,285 Boxes; Value Box1:4,718 Boxes)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#61Orange Refractor /25
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#612023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2023

Guillaume Restes

Toulouse FC · 2023-24Rookie Variations (Hobby 1:5,285 Boxes; Value Box 1:4,718 Boxes)
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Petar Ratkov · 2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire Edition · 2023-24 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions Sapphire Edition — Illustration, not a photo of the cardPetar Ratkov2023-24 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsSapphire Edition2023-24 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsSapphire EditionILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#153
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#1532023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire EditionFirst recorded year · 2023

Petar Ratkov

FC Salzburg · 2023-242023-24 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions Sapphire Edition
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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-NRBlue Refractor /75
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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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Andrea Natali · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · Chrome Autograph (1:126 Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8 Breaker, 1:875 Value, 1:386 Hanger) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardAndrea Natali2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsChrome Autograph (1:126Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8Breaker, 1:875 Value,1:386 Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#CA-ANGreen Refractor /99
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#CA-AN2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Andrea Natali

Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 2024-25Chrome Autograph (1:126 Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8 Breaker, 1:875 Value, 1:386 Hanger)
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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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