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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#42020-21 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2020

Eric García

Manchester City · 2020-21Topps Finest Uefa Champions League
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#182Select Road to FIFA World Cup 2026First recorded year · 2026

Tanner Tessmann

United States · 2026Select Road To Fifa World Cup 2026 - Mezzanini
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#A-NG2021-22 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2021

Nico González

FC Barcelona · 2021-222021-22 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa Autographs (1:316 Packets)
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#CA-CO2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire EditionFirst recorded year · 2024

Chido Obi

Manchester United · 2024-25Chrome Sapphire Autograph
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#1162022-23 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire EditionFirst recorded year · 2022

Fabio Miretti

Juventus · 2022-232022-23 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions Sapphire Edition
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#652018-19 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2018

Matteo Politano

FC Internazionale Milano · 2018-19Base Autographs (1:48 Packets)
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#CA-HAH2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2023

Hákon Haraldsson

LOSC Lille · 2023-24Chrome Autograph (1:62 Packets)
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#SS-92023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire EditionFirst recorded year · 2023

Fermín López

FC Barcelona · 2023-24Sapphire Selection (1:40 Packets)
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#AU-VG2023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2023

Viktor Gyökeres

Sporting CP · 2023-242023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa Autographs (Hobby 1:47 Boxes; Value Box 1:278 Boxes)
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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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