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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.

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Lamine Yamal · Topps Match Attax UEFA Club Competitions 2023-24 · Star Ballers (Update Mega Multipack #4 Exclusive) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardLamine YamalTopps Match Attax UEFAClub Competitions2023-24Star Ballers (UpdateMega Multipack #4Exclusive)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#BB 5
Estimate€43.03
#BB 5Topps Match Attax UEFA Club Competitions 2023-24First recorded year · 2023

Lamine Yamal

FC Barcelona · 2023-24Star Ballers (Update Mega Multipack #4 Exclusive)
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Paris Brunner · 2023/24 Topps Finest UEFA Club Competitions · 2023/24 Topps Finest Ucc Autograph (1:5 Packs) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardParis Brunner2023/24 Topps FinestUEFA Club Competitions2023/24 Topps Finest UccAutograph (1:5 Packs)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#A-PB
Estimate€40.00
#A-PB2023/24 Topps Finest UEFA Club CompetitionsFirst recorded year · 2023

Paris Brunner

Borussia Dortmund · 2023-242023/24 Topps Finest Ucc Autograph (1:5 Packs)
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Noni Madueke · 2021-22 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFA · 2021-22 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa Autographs (1:316 Packets) — Illustration, not a photo of the cardNoni Madueke2021-22 Topps MerlinChrome UEFA2021-22 Topps MerlinChrome Uefa Autographs(1:316 Packets)ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
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Estimate€39.99
#A-NO2021-22 Topps Merlin Chrome UEFAFirst recorded year · 2021

Noni Madueke

PSV Eindhoven · 2021-222021-22 Topps Merlin Chrome Uefa Autographs (1:316 Packets)
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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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