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
Óscar Mingueza · 2021-22 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · 2021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardÓscar Mingueza2021-22 Topps FinestUEFA Champions League2021-22 Topps FinestUefa Champions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#53Purple Refractor /250
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#532021-22 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2021

Óscar Mingueza

FC Barcelona · 2021-222021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions League
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Ángel Alarcón · 2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2024 Topps Chrome Youthquake (1:1 Packets) (Breaker Exclusive) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardÁngel Alarcón2023-24 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2024 Topps ChromeYouthquake (1:1 Packets)(Breaker Exclusive)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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#YQ-82023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2023

Ángel Alarcón

FC Barcelona · 2023-242024 Topps Chrome Youthquake (1:1 Packets) (Breaker Exclusive)
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Matej Mitrović · 2018-19 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League · Base Autographs (1:48 Packets) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardMatej Mitrović2018-19 Topps ChromeUEFA Champions LeagueBase Autographs (1:48Packets)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#14SuperFractor 1/1
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#142018-19 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2018

Matej Mitrović

Club Brugge KV · 2018-19Base Autographs (1:48 Packets)
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Kiara Buhl · Topps Match Attax Extra UEFA Champions League 2025-26 · Uefa Women'S Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardKiara BuhlTopps Match Attax ExtraUEFA Champions League2025-26Uefa Women'S ChampionsLeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#154
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#154Topps Match Attax Extra UEFA Champions League 2025-26First recorded year · 2025

Kiara Buhl

FC Bayern München (femenino) · 2025-26Uefa Women'S Champions League
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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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