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
Ángel Alarcón · 2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2023-24 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardÁngel Alarcón2023-24 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2023-24 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#147Red Refractor /5
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#1472023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2023

Ángel Alarcón

FC Barcelona · 2023-242023-24 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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Mykola Matviyenko · 2019-20 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · Topps Finest Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardMykola Matviyenko2019-20 Topps FinestUEFA Champions LeagueTopps Finest UefaChampions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#13Orange Refractor /25
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#132019-20 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2019

Mykola Matviyenko

FC Shakhtar Donetsk · 2019-20Topps Finest Uefa Champions League
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Mohamed-Ali Cho · 2022-23 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire Edition · Wonderkids (1:4 Packets) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardMohamed-Ali Cho2022-23 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsSapphire EditionWonderkids (1:4 Packets)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#W-11Purple /15
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#W-112022-23 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire EditionFirst recorded year · 2022

Mohamed-Ali Cho

Real Sociedad · 2022-23Wonderkids (1:4 Packets)
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Kjell Wätjen · 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 cardKjell Wätjen2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsChrome Autograph (1:126Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8Breaker, 1:875 Value,1:386 Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#CA-KWBlack Refractor /10
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#CA-KW2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Kjell Wätjen

Borussia Dortmund · 2024-25Chrome Autograph (1:126 Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8 Breaker, 1:875 Value, 1:386 Hanger)
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Vinícius Tobias · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire Edition · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Sapphire Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardVinícius Tobias2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsSapphire Edition2024-25 Topps ChromeSapphire Uefa ClubCompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#1672024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire EditionFirst recorded year · 2024

Vinícius Tobias

FC Shakhtar Donetsk · 2024-252024-25 Topps Chrome Sapphire Uefa Club Competitions
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Seung-gyu Kim · Donruss Road to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 · Donruss Road To Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 — Illustration, not a photo of the cardSeung-gyu KimDonruss Road to FIFAWorld Cup Qatar 2022Donruss Road To FifaWorld Cup Qatar 2022ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#136Optic Red & Gold Velocity /10
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#136Donruss Road to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022First recorded year · 2021

Seung-gyu Kim

South Korea · 2021-22Donruss Road To Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022
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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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