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
Mykola Matviyenko · 2019-20 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · Topps Finest Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardMykola Matviyenko2019-20 Topps FinestUEFA Champions LeagueTopps Finest UefaChampions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#13Green Refractor /99
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#132019-20 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2019

Mykola Matviyenko

FC Shakhtar Donetsk · 2019-20Topps Finest Uefa Champions League
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Alejandro Garnacho · 2022-23 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 1959 Topps Autographs — Illustration, not a photo of the cardAlejandro Garnacho2022-23 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions1959 Topps AutographsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#59-21SuperFractor 1/1
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#59-212022-23 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2022

Alejandro Garnacho

Manchester United · 2022-231959 Topps Autographs
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Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh · Panini Prizm FIFA World Cup 2026 · Panini Prizm Fifa World Cup 2026 — Illustration, not a photo of the cardAmirhossein HosseinzadehPanini Prizm FIFA WorldCup 2026Panini Prizm Fifa WorldCup 2026ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#248Prizms Black Celestial Lattice 1/1
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#248Panini Prizm FIFA World Cup 2026First recorded year · 2026

Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh

Iran · 2026Panini Prizm Fifa World Cup 2026
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Hyunjun Yang · 2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire Edition · 2023-24 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions Sapphire Edition — Illustration, not a photo of the cardHyunjun Yang2023-24 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsSapphire Edition2023-24 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsSapphire EditionILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#83Padparadscha 1/1
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#832023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire EditionFirst recorded year · 2023

Hyunjun Yang

Celtic FC · 2023-242023-24 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions Sapphire Edition
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Brian Brobbey · 2021-22 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · 2021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardBrian Brobbey2021-22 Topps FinestUEFA Champions League2021-22 Topps FinestUefa Champions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#42Blue/Aqua Vaporwave /99
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#422021-22 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2021

Brian Brobbey

RB Leipzig · 2021-222021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions League
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Oliver Baumann · 2018-19 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League · Base Autographs (1:48 Packets) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardOliver Baumann2018-19 Topps ChromeUEFA Champions LeagueBase Autographs (1:48Packets)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#54Blue Refractor /150
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#542018-19 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2018

Oliver Baumann

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim · 2018-19Base Autographs (1:48 Packets)
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Julien Duranville · 2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire Edition · Wonderkids Sapphire (1:4 Packets) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardJulien Duranville2023-24 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsSapphire EditionWonderkids Sapphire (1:4Packets)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#WK-22023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire EditionFirst recorded year · 2023

Julien Duranville

Borussia Dortmund · 2023-24Wonderkids Sapphire (1:4 Packets)
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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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