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
Jérémy Doku · 2020-21 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League Sapphire Edition · 2020-21 Topps Chrome Uefa Champions League Sapphire Edition — Illustration, not a photo of the cardJérémy Doku2020-21 Topps ChromeUEFA Champions LeagueSapphire Edition2020-21 Topps ChromeUefa Champions LeagueSapphire EditionILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#2Orange /50
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#22020-21 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League Sapphire EditionFirst recorded year · 2020

Jérémy Doku

Stade Rennais FC · 2020-212020-21 Topps Chrome Uefa Champions League Sapphire Edition
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Diego Luna · 2025-26 Donruss Road to FIFA World Cup 26 · 2025-26 Donruss Road To Fifa World Cup 26 — Illustration, not a photo of the cardDiego Luna2025-26 Donruss Road toFIFA World Cup 262025-26 Donruss Road ToFifa World Cup 26ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#26Orange /99
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#262025-26 Donruss Road to FIFA World Cup 26First recorded year · 2025

Diego Luna

United States · 2025-262025-26 Donruss Road To Fifa World Cup 26
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Aingeru Olabarrieta · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardAingeru Olabarrieta2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2024-25 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#146Blue Refractor /150
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#1462024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Aingeru Olabarrieta

Athletic Club · 2024-252024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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Julien Duranville · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFA · Merlin'S Chosen One (Hobby 1:9 Boxes; Value Box 1:10 Boxes) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardJulien Duranville2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome UEFAMerlin'S Chosen One(Hobby 1:9 Boxes; ValueBox 1:10 Boxes)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#MC-7Orange Refractor /25
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#MC-72023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2023

Julien Duranville

Borussia Dortmund · 2023-24Merlin'S Chosen One (Hobby 1:9 Boxes; Value Box 1:10 Boxes)
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Théo Zidane · 2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2023-24 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardThéo Zidane2023-24 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2023-24 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#18Gold Refractor /50
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#182023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2023

Théo Zidane

Real Madrid · 2023-242023-24 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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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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