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
Facundo Torres · 2021-22 Mosaic Road To FIFA World Cup · Mosaic Road To Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 — Illustration, not a photo of the cardFacundo Torres2021-22 Mosaic Road ToFIFA World CupMosaic Road To FifaWorld Cup Qatar 2022ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#118Choice Mosaic Black Gold /8
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#1182021-22 Mosaic Road To FIFA World CupFirst recorded year · 2022

Facundo Torres

Uruguay · 2022Mosaic Road To Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022
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Ben Doak · 2023-24 Topps UEFA Club Competitions - Carnaval · 2023-24 Topps Uefa Club Competitions - Carnaval — Illustration, not a photo of the cardBen Doak2023-24 Topps UEFA ClubCompetitions - Carnaval2023-24 Topps Uefa ClubCompetitions - CarnavalILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#27Gold 1/1
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#272023-24 Topps UEFA Club Competitions - CarnavalFirst recorded year · 2023

Ben Doak

Liverpool · 2023-242023-24 Topps Uefa Club Competitions - Carnaval
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Shurandy Sambo · 2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions · 2023-24 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardShurandy Sambo2023-24 Topps ChromeUEFA Club Competitions2023-24 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#27Toppsfractor /52
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#272023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2023

Shurandy Sambo

PSV Eindhoven · 2023-242023-24 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions
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Mikey Moore · 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 cardMikey Moore2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsChrome Autograph (1:126Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8Breaker, 1:875 Value,1:386 Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#CA-MIOrange Geometric Refractor /25
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#CA-MI2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Mikey Moore

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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