THE FIRST CHAPTERS

Football rookie cards

Every story has a first card. Discover each player’s first year in our catalogue.

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#592023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2023

Jean-Philippe Krasso

FK Crvena Zvezda · 2023-242023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa
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#1232023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2023

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

SSC Napoli · 2023-242023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa
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#ACC-THTopps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2022-23First recorded year · 2022

Sandro Tonali - Theo Hernandez

AC Milan · 2022-23Genuine Autograph Combo
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#M LILTopps Match Attax UEFA Champions League 2019-20First recorded year · 2019

Xeka

LOSC Lille · 2019-20Uefa Champions League Match Attax 2019/20 - Man Of The Match
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#1542021-22 Mosaic Road To FIFA World CupFirst recorded year · 2022

Mikkel Damsgaard

Denmark · 2022Mosaic Road To Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022
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#232018-19 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2018

Siebe Schrijvers

Club Brugge KV · 2018-19Topps Finest Uefa Champions League
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How to find a footballer’s first cards

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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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