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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Eric Cantona · 2020-21 Topps UEFA Champions League Inception · 2020-21 Uefa Champions League Inception Autographs — Illustration, not a photo of the cardEric Cantona2020-21 Topps UEFAChampions LeagueInception2020-21 Uefa ChampionsLeague InceptionAutographsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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2020-21 Topps UEFA Champions League InceptionFirst recorded year · 2020

Eric Cantona

2020-212020-21 Uefa Champions League Inception Autographs
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Iker Losada · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardIker Losada2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2024-25 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#19Aqua Refractor /199
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#192024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Iker Losada

Real Betis · 2024-252024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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Jorrel Hato · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFA · Merlin'S Gamers - Lightning Green Refractor (Value Box 1:35 Boxes) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardJorrel Hato2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome UEFAMerlin'S Gamers -Lightning GreenRefractor (Value Box1:35 Boxes)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#MG-1SuperFractor 1/1
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#MG-12023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2023

Jorrel Hato

AFC Ajax · 2023-24Merlin'S Gamers - Lightning Green Refractor (Value Box 1:35 Boxes)
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Otvio · Topps Match Attax UEFA Club Competitions 2021-22 · Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2021/22 — Illustration, not a photo of the cardOtvioTopps Match Attax UEFAClub Competitions2021-22Uefa Champions LeagueMatch Attax 2021/22ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#323Topps Match Attax UEFA Club Competitions 2021-22First recorded year · 2021

Otvio

FC Porto · 2021-22Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2021/22
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Ibrahim Mbaye · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · Wonderkids (1:5 Hobby, 1:2 Jumbo, 1:4 Value, 1:1 Hanger) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardIbrahim Mbaye2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsWonderkids (1:5 Hobby,1:2 Jumbo, 1:4 Value,1:1 Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#WK-4Black Refractor /10
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#WK-42024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Ibrahim Mbaye

Paris Saint-Germain · 2024-25Wonderkids (1:5 Hobby, 1:2 Jumbo, 1:4 Value, 1:1 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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