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
Andrea Natali · 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 cardAndrea Natali2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsChrome Autograph (1:126Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8Breaker, 1:875 Value,1:386 Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#CA-ANOrange Lava Refractor /25
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#CA-AN2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Andrea Natali

Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 2024-25Chrome Autograph (1:126 Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8 Breaker, 1:875 Value, 1:386 Hanger)
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Ethan Nwaneri · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · Wonderkids Autograph (1:1, 478 Hobby, 1:438 Jumbo, 1:87 Breaker, 1:10,301 Value, 1:4,473 Hanger) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardEthan Nwaneri2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsWonderkids Autograph(1:1, 478 Hobby, 1:438Jumbo, 1:87 Breaker,1:10,301 Value, 1:4,473Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#WKA-ENRed Refractor /5
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#WKA-EN2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Ethan Nwaneri

Arsenal · 2024-25Wonderkids Autograph (1:1, 478 Hobby, 1:438 Jumbo, 1:87 Breaker, 1:10,301 Value, 1:4,473 Hanger)
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Lewis Miley · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFA · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa Autographs (Hobby 1:47 Boxes; Value Box 1:278 Boxes) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardLewis Miley2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome UEFA2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome Uefa Autographs(Hobby 1:47 Boxes; ValueBox 1:278 Boxes)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#AU-LM2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2023

Lewis Miley

Newcastle United · 2023-242023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa Autographs (Hobby 1:47 Boxes; Value Box 1:278 Boxes)
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Olcay Şahan · Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2016-17 · Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2016/17 - Beşiktaş Jk — Illustration, not a photo of the cardOlcay ŞahanTopps Match Attax UEFAChampions League 2016-17Uefa Champions LeagueMatch Attax 2016/17 -Beşiktaş JkILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#BES16Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2016-17First recorded year · 2016

Olcay Şahan

Beşiktaş JK · 2016-17Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2016/17 - Beşiktaş Jk
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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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