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
Antonio Nusa · 2022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club Competitions · 2022-23 Topps Finest Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardAntonio Nusa2022-23 Topps FinestUEFA Club Competitions2022-23 Topps FinestUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#141Green Lava /99
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#1412022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2022

Antonio Nusa

Club Brugge KV · 2022-232022-23 Topps Finest Uefa Club Competitions
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Felipe Anderson · Topps Match Attax Extra Premier League 2018-19 · Match Attax Extra 2018/19 - Stars Of The Season (Mega Tin Exclusive) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardFelipe AndersonTopps Match Attax ExtraPremier League 2018-19Match Attax Extra2018/19 - Stars Of TheSeason (Mega TinExclusive)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#MTC14Topps Match Attax Extra Premier League 2018-19First recorded year · 2018

Felipe Anderson

West Ham United · 2018-19Match Attax Extra 2018/19 - Stars Of The Season (Mega Tin Exclusive)
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Gianluca Prestianni · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardGianluca Prestianni2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2024-25 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#36Orange Refractor /25
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#362024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Gianluca Prestianni

SL Benfica · 2024-252024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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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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