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
Krepin Diatta · 2019-20 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · Topps Finest Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardKrepin Diatta2019-20 Topps FinestUEFA Champions LeagueTopps Finest UefaChampions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#16Gold Refractor /50
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#162019-20 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2019

Krepin Diatta

Club Brugge KV · 2019-20Topps Finest Uefa Champions League
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Fredrik Midtsjo · Donruss Road to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 · Donruss Road To Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 — Illustration, not a photo of the cardFredrik MidtsjoDonruss Road to FIFAWorld Cup Qatar 2022Donruss Road To FifaWorld Cup Qatar 2022ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#107Optic Pink Velocity /25
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#107Donruss Road to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022First recorded year · 2021

Fredrik Midtsjo

Norway · 2021-22Donruss Road To Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022
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Ryan Gravenberch · 2020-21 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League Sapphire Edition · 2020-21 Topps Chrome Uefa Champions League Sapphire Edition - Image Variation (1:8 Packs) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardRyan Gravenberch2020-21 Topps ChromeUEFA Champions LeagueSapphire Edition2020-21 Topps ChromeUefa Champions LeagueSapphire Edition - ImageVariation (1:8 Packs)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#98Padparadscha 1/1
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#982020-21 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League Sapphire EditionFirst recorded year · 2020

Ryan Gravenberch

AFC Ajax · 2020-212020-21 Topps Chrome Uefa Champions League Sapphire Edition - Image Variation (1:8 Packs)
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Nicolò Savona · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardNicolò Savona2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2024-25 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#46Toppsfractors /52
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#462024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Nicolò Savona

Juventus · 2024-252024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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Lucas Bergvall · 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 cardLucas Bergvall2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsChrome Autograph (1:126Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8Breaker, 1:875 Value,1:386 Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#CA-LBMagenta Lava Refractor /75
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#CA-LB2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Lucas Bergvall

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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