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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.

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Youri Regeer · 2022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club Competitions · 2022-23 Topps Finest Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardYouri Regeer2022-23 Topps FinestUEFA Club Competitions2022-23 Topps FinestUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#122022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2022

Youri Regeer

AFC Ajax · 2022-232022-23 Topps Finest Uefa Club Competitions
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Callum Olusesi · 2025-26 Topps UEFA Club Competitions · 2025-26 Topps Uefa Club Competitions - Carnaval — Illustration, not a photo of the cardCallum Olusesi2025-26 Topps UEFA ClubCompetitions2025-26 Topps Uefa ClubCompetitions - CarnavalILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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Callum Olusesi

Tottenham Hotspur · 2025-262025-26 Topps Uefa Club Competitions - Carnaval
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Trey Nyoni · 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 cardTrey Nyoni2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsChrome Autograph (1:126Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8Breaker, 1:875 Value,1:386 Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#CA-TN2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Trey Nyoni

Liverpool · 2024-25Chrome Autograph (1:126 Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8 Breaker, 1:875 Value, 1:386 Hanger)
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Memphis Depay - Ansu Fati · Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2022-23 · Genuine Autograph Combo — Illustration, not a photo of the cardMemphis Depay - Ansu FatiTopps Match Attax UEFAChampions League 2022-23Genuine Autograph ComboILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#ACC-DFTopps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2022-23First recorded year · 2022

Memphis Depay - Ansu Fati

FC Barcelona · 2022-23Genuine Autograph Combo
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Amourricho van Axel Dong · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFA · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa — Illustration, not a photo of the cardAmourricho van Axel Dong2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome UEFA2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome UefaILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#92023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2023

Amourricho van Axel Dong

AFC Ajax · 2023-242023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa
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Myles Lewis-Skelly · 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 cardMyles Lewis-Skelly2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsChrome Autograph (1:126Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8Breaker, 1:875 Value,1:386 Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#CA-ML2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Myles Lewis-Skelly

Arsenal · 2024-25Chrome Autograph (1:126 Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8 Breaker, 1:875 Value, 1:386 Hanger)
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Guillaume Restes · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFA · Merlin'S Gamers - Lightning Green Refractor (Value Box 1:35 Boxes) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardGuillaume Restes2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome UEFAMerlin'S Gamers -Lightning GreenRefractor (Value Box1:35 Boxes)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#MG-302023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2023

Guillaume Restes

Toulouse FC · 2023-24Merlin'S Gamers - Lightning Green Refractor (Value Box 1:35 Boxes)
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Toby Collyer · 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 cardToby Collyer2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsChrome Autograph (1:126Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8Breaker, 1:875 Value,1:386 Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#CA-TC2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Toby Collyer

Manchester United · 2024-25Chrome Autograph (1:126 Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8 Breaker, 1:875 Value, 1:386 Hanger)
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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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