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.
Callum Marshall
Northern Ireland · 2025-262025-26 Donruss Road To Fifa World Cup 26Odriozola
Real Sociedad · 2017-18BaseAaron Cresswell
West Ham United · 2015-16Man Of The Match (1:2 Packs)Karim Konate
FC Salzburg · 2023-242023/24 Topps Finest UccLewis Dunk
Brighton & Hove Albion · 2017-18Match Attax 2017/2018 - Defensive HeroesKonrad Laimer
RB Leipzig · 2019-20Squad UpdateLucas Michal
AS Monaco · 2025-262025-26 Topps Uefa Club Competitions - CarnavalAlbert Adomah
Middlesbrough · 2016-17Match Attax 2016/17 - Man Of The Match - (1:2 Packets)Jamaal Lascelles
Newcastle United · 2017-18Match Attax 2017/2018 - Defensive HeroesNikolaus Wurmbrand
Austria · 2026Panini Prizm Fifa World Cup 2026Felipe Anderson
West Ham United · 2018-19Man Of The MatchJamie Vardy
Leicester City · 2015-16Star PlayerSarpreet Singh
New Zealand · 2026Panini Prizm Fifa World Cup 2026Danny Rose
Tottenham Hotspur · 2015-16Man Of The Match (1:2 Packs)Samuel Iling-Junior
Juventus · 2022-23Base CardsDavid Villa - España
In Action · 2008BaseAurélien Tchouaméni
AS Monaco · 2021-222021-22 Topps Merlin Chrome UefaRichard Rios
SL Benfica · 2025-26Pitch PerfectionOscar Gloukh
FC Salzburg · 2023-24First Class Rookies (2:1 Box)James Tavernier
Rangers F.C. · 2020-21Uefa Champions League Match Attax Extra 2020/21 - CaptainKenneth Zohore
Cardiff City · 2018-19Man Of The MatchJohan Bakayoko
PSV Eindhoven · 2022-23Base CardsJordan Siebatcheu
BSC Young Boys · 2021-222021-22 Topps Chrome Uefa Champions LeagueHow 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.