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
Mika Godts · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFA · 2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa Autographs (Hobby 1:47 Boxes; Value Box 1:278 Boxes) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardMika Godts2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome UEFA2023-24 Topps MerlinChrome Uefa Autographs(Hobby 1:47 Boxes; ValueBox 1:278 Boxes)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#AU-TSGold Vintage Merlin Refractor /3
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#AU-TS2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2023

Mika Godts

AFC Ajax · 2023-242023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa Autographs (Hobby 1:47 Boxes; Value Box 1:278 Boxes)
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Min-Hyuk Yang · 2025-26 Donruss Road to FIFA World Cup 26 · 2025-26 Donruss Road To Fifa World Cup 26 — Illustration, not a photo of the cardMin-Hyuk Yang2025-26 Donruss Road toFIFA World Cup 262025-26 Donruss Road ToFifa World Cup 26ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#105Blue Cubic /205
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#1052025-26 Donruss Road to FIFA World Cup 26First recorded year · 2025

Min-Hyuk Yang

South Korea · 2025-262025-26 Donruss Road To Fifa World Cup 26
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Mateo Tanlongo · 2022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club Competitions · 2022-23 Topps Finest Uefa Club Competitions — Illustration, not a photo of the cardMateo Tanlongo2022-23 Topps FinestUEFA Club Competitions2022-23 Topps FinestUefa Club CompetitionsILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#65Red Refractor /5
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#652022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2022

Mateo Tanlongo

Sporting CP · 2022-232022-23 Topps Finest 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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