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
Óscar Mingueza · 2021-22 Topps Finest UEFA Champions League · 2021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardÓscar Mingueza2021-22 Topps FinestUEFA Champions League2021-22 Topps FinestUefa Champions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#53
Estimate€1.74
#532021-22 Topps Finest UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2021

Óscar Mingueza

FC Barcelona · 2021-222021-22 Topps Finest Uefa Champions League
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Jamal Musiala · Topps Match Attax Extra UEFA Club Competitions 2020-21 · Uefa Champions League Match Attax Extra 2020/21 - Time To Shine — Illustration, not a photo of the cardJamal MusialaTopps Match Attax ExtraUEFA Club Competitions2020-21Uefa Champions LeagueMatch Attax Extra2020/21 - Time To ShineILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#TS18
Estimate€1.74
#TS18Topps Match Attax Extra UEFA Club Competitions 2020-21First recorded year · 2020

Jamal Musiala

FC Bayern München · 2020-21Uefa Champions League Match Attax Extra 2020/21 - Time To Shine
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Fredrik Midtsjo · Donruss Road to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 · Donruss Road To Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 — Illustration, not a photo of the cardFredrik MidtsjoDonruss Road to FIFAWorld Cup Qatar 2022Donruss Road To FifaWorld Cup Qatar 2022ILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#107
Estimate€1.72
#107Donruss Road to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022First recorded year · 2021

Fredrik Midtsjo

Norway · 2021-22Donruss Road To Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022
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Ignace Van der Brempt · 2021-22 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League · 2021-22 Topps Chrome Uefa Champions League — Illustration, not a photo of the cardIgnace Van der Brempt2021-22 Topps ChromeUEFA Champions League2021-22 Topps ChromeUefa Champions LeagueILLUSTRATION · NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
#156
Estimate€1.71
#1562021-22 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions LeagueFirst recorded year · 2021

Ignace Van der Brempt

Club Brugge KV · 2021-222021-22 Topps Chrome Uefa Champions League
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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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