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
Ryan Gravenberch · 2020-21 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League Sapphire Edition · 2020-21 Topps Chrome Uefa Champions League Sapphire Edition - Image Variation (1:8 Packs) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardRyan Gravenberch2020-21 Topps ChromeUEFA Champions LeagueSapphire Edition2020-21 Topps ChromeUefa Champions LeagueSapphire Edition - ImageVariation (1:8 Packs)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#982020-21 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League Sapphire EditionFirst recorded year · 2020

Ryan Gravenberch

AFC Ajax · 2020-212020-21 Topps Chrome Uefa Champions League Sapphire Edition - Image Variation (1:8 Packs)
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Amourricho van Axel Dong · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFA · Merlin'S Chosen One (Hobby 1:9 Boxes; Value Box 1:10 Boxes) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardAmourricho van Axel Dong2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome UEFAMerlin'S Chosen One(Hobby 1:9 Boxes; ValueBox 1:10 Boxes)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#MC-112023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2023

Amourricho van Axel Dong

AFC Ajax · 2023-24Merlin'S Chosen One (Hobby 1:9 Boxes; Value Box 1:10 Boxes)
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Mika Godts · 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 cardMika Godts2023-24 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-TS2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2023

Mika Godts

AFC Ajax · 2023-242023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa Autographs (Hobby 1:47 Boxes; Value Box 1:278 Boxes)
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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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