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
Scott McTominay · 2018-19 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · Topps Finest Uefa Champions League - Autograph — Illustration, not a photo of the cardScott McTominay2018-19 Topps FinestUEFA Champions LeagueTopps Finest UefaChampions League -AutographILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#162018-19 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2018

Scott McTominay

Manchester United · 2018-19Topps Finest Uefa Champions League - Autograph
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Sir Alex Ferguson · 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 cardSir Alex Ferguson2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsChrome Autograph (1:126Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8Breaker, 1:875 Value,1:386 Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#CA-SAFToppsFractor /52
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#CA-SAF2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Sir Alex Ferguson

Manchester United · 2024-25Chrome Autograph (1:126 Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8 Breaker, 1:875 Value, 1:386 Hanger)
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Jeff Hendrick · Topps Match Attax Extra Premier League 2016-17 · Match Attax Extra 2016/17 - Magic Moments (1:1 Packets) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardJeff HendrickTopps Match Attax ExtraPremier League 2016-17Match Attax Extra2016/17 - Magic Moments(1:1 Packets)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#MM7Topps Match Attax Extra Premier League 2016-17First recorded year · 2016

Jeff Hendrick

Burnley · 2016-17Match Attax Extra 2016/17 - Magic Moments (1:1 Packets)
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Hákon Arnar Haraldsson · 2022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club Competitions · 2022-23 Topps Finest Uefa Club Competitions Autographs — Illustration, not a photo of the cardHákon Arnar Haraldsson2022-23 Topps FinestUEFA Club Competitions2022-23 Topps FinestUefa Club CompetitionsAutographsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#A-HH2022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2022

Hákon Arnar Haraldsson

FC København · 2022-232022-23 Topps Finest Uefa Club Competitions Autographs
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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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