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
Karim Konate · 2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire Edition · Sapphire Selection Autograph (1:545 Packets) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardKarim Konate2023-24 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsSapphire EditionSapphire SelectionAutograph (1:545Packets)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#SSA-KKBlack /10
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#SSA-KK2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire EditionFirst recorded year · 2023

Karim Konate

FC Salzburg · 2023-24Sapphire Selection Autograph (1:545 Packets)
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Timo Werner · Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2017-18 · Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2017/18 - Hot Shot (1:4.2 Packets) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardTimo WernerTopps Match Attax UEFAChampions League 2017-18Uefa Champions LeagueMatch Attax 2017/18 -Hot Shot (1:4.2 Packets)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#89Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2017-18First recorded year · 2017

Timo Werner

RB Leipzig · 2017-18Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2017/18 - Hot Shot (1:4.2 Packets)
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Dário Essugo · 2022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club Competitions · 2022-23 Topps Finest Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardDário Essugo2022-23 Topps FinestUEFA Club Competitions2022-23 Topps FinestUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#60Blue Refractor /150
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#602022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2022

Dário Essugo

Sporting CP · 2022-232022-23 Topps Finest Uefa Club Competitions
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Christopher Scott · 2021-22 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · 2021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardChristopher Scott2021-22 Topps FinestUEFA Champions League2021-22 Topps FinestUefa Champions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#69Red Refractor /5
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#692021-22 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2021

Christopher Scott

FC Bayern München · 2021-222021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions League
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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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