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
Toby Collyer · 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 cardToby Collyer2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsChrome Autograph (1:126Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8Breaker, 1:875 Value,1:386 Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#CA-TCAqua Refractor /199
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#CA-TC2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Toby Collyer

Manchester United · 2024-25Chrome Autograph (1:126 Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8 Breaker, 1:875 Value, 1:386 Hanger)
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Kobbie Mainoo · 2022-23 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire Edition · 2022-23 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions Sapphire Edition — Illustration, not a photo of the cardKobbie Mainoo2022-23 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsSapphire Edition2022-23 Topps ChromeUefa Club CompetitionsSapphire EditionILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#118Red /5
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#1182022-23 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Sapphire EditionFirst recorded year · 2022

Kobbie Mainoo

Manchester United · 2022-232022-23 Topps Chrome Uefa Club Competitions Sapphire Edition
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Lukas Klostermann · 2019-20 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · Topps Finest Uefa Champions League - Base Autograph — Illustration, not a photo of the cardLukas Klostermann2019-20 Topps FinestUEFA Champions LeagueTopps Finest UefaChampions League - BaseAutographILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#FA-LKRed Wave /5
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#FA-LK2019-20 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2019

Lukas Klostermann

RB Leipzig · 2019-20Topps Finest Uefa Champions League - Base Autograph
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Trai Hume · 2025-26 Donruss Road to FIFA World Cup 26 · 2025-26 Donruss Road To Fifa World Cup 26 — Illustration, not a photo of the cardTrai Hume2025-26 Donruss Road toFIFA World Cup 262025-26 Donruss Road ToFifa World Cup 26ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#46Optic Blue /75
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#462025-26 Donruss Road to FIFA World Cup 26First recorded year · 2025

Trai Hume

Northern Ireland · 2025-262025-26 Donruss Road To Fifa World Cup 26
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Nnamdi Collins · Select Road to FIFA World Cup 2026 · Select Road To Fifa World Cup 2026 - Mezzanini — Illustration, not a photo of the cardNnamdi CollinsSelect Road to FIFAWorld Cup 2026Select Road To FifaWorld Cup 2026 -MezzaniniILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#104Black Dragon Scale 1/1
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#104Select Road to FIFA World Cup 2026First recorded year · 2026

Nnamdi Collins

Germany · 2026Select Road To Fifa World Cup 2026 - Mezzanini
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Archie Gray · 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 cardArchie Gray2024-25 Topps ChromeUEFA Club CompetitionsChrome Autograph (1:126Hobby, 1:38 Jumbo, 1:8Breaker, 1:875 Value,1:386 Hanger)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#CA-AHMagenta Lava Refractor /75
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#CA-AH2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2024

Archie Gray

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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