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
Morgan Sanson · Topps Match Attax UEFA Club Competitions 2020-21 · Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2020/21 - Olympique De Marseille — Illustration, not a photo of the cardMorgan SansonTopps Match Attax UEFAClub Competitions2020-21Uefa Champions LeagueMatch Attax 2020/21 -Olympique De MarseilleILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#MAR8
Estimate€1.41
#MAR8Topps Match Attax UEFA Club Competitions 2020-21First recorded year · 2020

Morgan Sanson

Olympique de Marseille · 2020-21Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2020/21 - Olympique De Marseille
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Brandon Mechele · Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2016-17 · Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2016/17 - Club Brugge Kv — Illustration, not a photo of the cardBrandon MecheleTopps Match Attax UEFAChampions League 2016-17Uefa Champions LeagueMatch Attax 2016/17 -Club Brugge KvILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#BRU7
Estimate€1.41
#BRU7Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2016-17First recorded year · 2016

Brandon Mechele

Club Brugge KV · 2016-17Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2016/17 - Club Brugge Kv
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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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