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
Charlie Savage · 2021-22 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFA · 2021-22 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa Autographs (1:316 Packets) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardCharlie Savage2021-22 Topps MerlinChrome UEFA2021-22 Topps MerlinChrome Uefa Autographs(1:316 Packets)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#A-CSOrange Refractors /25
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#A-CS2021-22 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2021

Charlie Savage

Manchester United · 2021-222021-22 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa Autographs (1:316 Packets)
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Marcos Alonso · Topps Match Attax Premier League 2017-18 · Match Attax 2017/2018 - Man Of The Match (1:2 Packets) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardMarcos AlonsoTopps Match AttaxPremier League 2017-18Match Attax 2017/2018 -Man Of The Match (1:2Packets)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#390Topps Match Attax Premier League 2017-18First recorded year · 2017

Marcos Alonso

Chelsea · 2017-18Match Attax 2017/2018 - Man Of The Match (1:2 Packets)
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Cole Campbell · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardCole Campbell2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2024-25 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#191Gold Prism Refractor /50
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#1912024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Cole Campbell

Borussia Dortmund · 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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