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
Vitor Roque · 2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2023-24 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardVitor Roque2023-24 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2023-24 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#28Color Match /99
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#282023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2023

Vitor Roque

FC Barcelona · 2023-242023-24 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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Chido Obi · 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardChido Obi2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2024-25 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#14Black Refractor /10
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#142024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Chido Obi

Manchester United · 2024-252024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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Jérémy Doku · 2020-21 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · Topps Finest Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardJérémy Doku2020-21 Topps FinestUEFA Champions LeagueTopps Finest UefaChampions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#40Pink Refractor /125
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#402020-21 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2020

Jérémy Doku

Stade Rennais FC · 2020-21Topps Finest Uefa Champions League
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Théo Zidane · 2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · Chrome Autograph (1:62 Packets) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardThéo Zidane2023-24 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsChrome Autograph (1:62Packets)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#CA-TZSuperFractor 1/1
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#CA-TZ2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2023

Théo Zidane

Real Madrid · 2023-24Chrome Autograph (1:62 Packets)
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Abbosbek Fayzullaev · Panini Prizm FIFA World Cup 2026 · Panini Prizm Fifa World Cup 2026 — Illustration, not a photo of the cardAbbosbek FayzullaevPanini Prizm FIFA WorldCup 2026Panini Prizm Fifa WorldCup 2026ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#448Prizms Black and Gold Wave /8
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#448Panini Prizm FIFA World Cup 2026First recorded year · 2026

Abbosbek Fayzullaev

Uzbekistan · 2026Panini Prizm Fifa World Cup 2026
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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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