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
Cody Gakpo · 2021-22 Mosaic Road To FIFA World Cup · Mosaic Road To Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 — Illustration, not a photo of the cardCody Gakpo2021-22 Mosaic Road ToFIFA World CupMosaic Road To FifaWorld Cup Qatar 2022ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#177Mosaic Gold /10
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#1772021-22 Mosaic Road To FIFA World CupFirst recorded year · 2022

Cody Gakpo

Netherlands · 2022Mosaic Road To Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022
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Jude Bellingham · Topps Match Attax Chrome UEFA Champions League 2020-21 · Match Attax Chrome — Illustration, not a photo of the cardJude BellinghamTopps Match Attax ChromeUEFA Champions League2020-21Match Attax ChromeILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#90Gold Refractor /50
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#90Topps Match Attax Chrome UEFA Champions League 2020-21First recorded year · 2020

Jude Bellingham

Borussia Dortmund · 2020-21Match Attax Chrome
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Ethan Nwaneri · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardEthan Nwaneri2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2024-25 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#158Black Refractor /10
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#1582024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Ethan Nwaneri

Arsenal · 2024-252024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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Matty Warhurst · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · Golazo (1:10 Hobby, 1:3 Jumbo, 1:1 Hanger) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardMatty Warhurst2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsGolazo (1:10 Hobby, 1:3Jumbo, 1:1 Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#GZ-11Gold Refractor /50
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#GZ-112024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Matty Warhurst

Manchester City · 2024-25Golazo (1:10 Hobby, 1:3 Jumbo, 1:1 Hanger)
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Winston McKennie · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardWinston McKennie2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2024-25 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#160Pink Refractor /250
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#1602024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Winston McKennie

Juventus · 2024-252024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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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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