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
Viktor Gyökeres · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFA · Mystic Nights (Hobby 1:6 Boxes; Value Box 1:7 Boxes) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardViktor Gyökeres2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome UEFAMystic Nights (Hobby 1:6Boxes; Value Box 1:7Boxes)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#MN-18Gold Refractor /50
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#MN-182023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2023

Viktor Gyökeres

Sporting CP · 2023-24Mystic Nights (Hobby 1:6 Boxes; Value Box 1:7 Boxes)
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Malik Tillman · 2020-21 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · Topps Finest Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardMalik Tillman2020-21 Topps FinestUEFA Champions LeagueTopps Finest UefaChampions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#73Blue Refractor /150
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#732020-21 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2020

Malik Tillman

FC Bayern München · 2020-21Topps Finest Uefa Champions League
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Deniz Gül · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardDeniz Gül2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2024-25 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#117Green Prism Refractor /99
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#1172024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Deniz Gül

FC Porto · 2024-252024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia · 2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire Edition · 2023-24 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions Sapphire Edition — Illustration, not a photo of the cardKhvicha Kvaratskhelia2023-24 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsSapphire Edition2023-24 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsSapphire EditionILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#199Black /10
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#1992023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire EditionFirst recorded year · 2023

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

SSC Napoli · 2023-242023-24 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions Sapphire Edition
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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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