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
Lewis Miley · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFA · Merlin'S Gamers - Lightning Green Refractor (Value Box 1:35 Boxes) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardLewis Miley2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome UEFAMerlin'S Gamers -Lightning GreenRefractor (Value Box1:35 Boxes)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#MG-42Fireworks Gold Refractor /50
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#MG-422023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2023

Lewis Miley

Newcastle United · 2023-24Merlin'S Gamers - Lightning Green Refractor (Value Box 1:35 Boxes)
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Gonçalo Guedes · Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2016-17 · Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2016/17 - Sl Benfica — Illustration, not a photo of the cardGonçalo GuedesTopps Match Attax UEFAChampions League 2016-17Uefa Champions LeagueMatch Attax 2016/17 - SlBenficaILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#BEN12Topps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2016-17First recorded year · 2016

Gonçalo Guedes

SL Benfica · 2016-17Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2016/17 - Sl Benfica
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Geovany Quenda · 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 cardGeovany Quenda2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsChrome Autograph (1:126Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8Breaker, 1:875 Value,1:386 Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#CA-GQGold Geometric Refractor /50
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#CA-GQ2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Geovany Quenda

Sporting CP · 2024-25Chrome Autograph (1:126 Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8 Breaker, 1:875 Value, 1:386 Hanger)
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Amar Dedic · 2022-23 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire Edition · Wonderkids (1:4 Packets) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardAmar Dedic2022-23 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsSapphire EditionWonderkids (1:4 Packets)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#W-14Purple /15
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#W-142022-23 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire EditionFirst recorded year · 2022

Amar Dedic

FC Salzburg · 2022-23Wonderkids (1:4 Packets)
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Archie Gray · 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 cardArchie Gray2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsChrome Autograph (1:126Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8Breaker, 1:875 Value,1:386 Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#CA-AHBlue Refractor /150
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#CA-AH2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Archie Gray

Tottenham Hotspur · 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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