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.
133. TURIEL
Real Valladolid · 1997-98Michael Bresser
PSV Eindhoven · 2025-262025-26 Topps Uefa Club Competitions - CarnavalRiccardo Pagano
AS Roma · 2023-242023-24 Topps Chrome Uefa Club CompetitionsSeydou Keita
Sevilla FC · 2007-08BaseAndrades
Real Oviedo · 1994-95BaseChaka Traorè
AC Milan · 2023-242023-24 Topps Chrome Uefa Club CompetitionsDavide Bartesaghi
AC Milan · 2023-242023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UefaVladimirs Koļesņičenko
Latvia · 2004BaseNikolas Nartey
VfB Stuttgart · 2025-26BaseSalma Paralluelo
2023-24AutographsPieter Collen
Feyenoord · 2001-02BaseKasper Høgh
FK Bodø/Glimt · 2025-26BasePau Víctor
FC Barcelona · 2024-25Golazo (1:10 Hobby, 1:3 Jumbo, 1:1 Hanger)Manu Koné
2024-25Ucc Summer SigningsCervi
RC Celta · 2021-22Últimos FichajesStefan Kutschke
SG Dynamo Dresden · 2025-26BaseNils Zatterstrom
Sweden · 2025-26Rated RookiesJesper Karlsson
Sweden · 2021-22Rated RookiesSenny Mayulu
Paris Saint-Germain · 2024-25Wonderkids Autograph (1:1, 478 Hobby, 1:438 Jumbo, 1:87 Breaker, 1:10,301 Value, 1:4,473 Hanger)328. U.H. CAIRES
RC Celta · 1997-98Ultima HoraAntoni Kozubal
Poland · 2025-26Rated RookiesMohanad Ali
Iraq · 2026Panini Prizm Fifa World Cup 2026Amer Jamous
Jordan · 2026Panini Prizm Fifa World Cup 2026How to find a footballer’s first cards
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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.