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
Daniel Bragança · 2021-22 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · 2021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardDaniel Bragança2021-22 Topps FinestUEFA Champions League2021-22 Topps FinestUefa Champions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#86Blue /150
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#862021-22 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2021

Daniel Bragança

Sporting CP · 2021-222021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions League
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Piero Hincapie · 2021-22 Mosaic Road To FIFA World Cup · Mosaic Road To Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 — Illustration, not a photo of the cardPiero Hincapie2021-22 Mosaic Road ToFIFA World CupMosaic Road To FifaWorld Cup Qatar 2022ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#77Choice Mosaic Nebula 1/1
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#772021-22 Mosaic Road To FIFA World CupFirst recorded year · 2022

Piero Hincapie

Ecuador · 2022Mosaic Road To Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022
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Bradley Barcola · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFA · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa — Illustration, not a photo of the cardBradley Barcola2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome UEFA2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome UefaILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#96Neon Green Shimmer Refractor /399
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#962023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2023

Bradley Barcola

Paris Saint-Germain · 2023-242023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa
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Lamine Yamal · 2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · Black Lazer Autograph (1:23 Packets) (Jumbo Exclusive) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardLamine Yamal2023-24 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsBlack Lazer Autograph(1:23 Packets) (JumboExclusive)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#BLA-LYRed/Black Lazer Refractor /5
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#BLA-LY2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2023

Lamine Yamal

FC Barcelona · 2023-24Black Lazer Autograph (1:23 Packets) (Jumbo Exclusive)
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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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