What year is Kylian Mbappe's rookie card?

Kylian Mbappe's rookie season was 2015-16, so the rookie cards carry that year.

How many rookie cards does Kylian Mbappe have?

Our checklist lists 4 Kylian Mbappe rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.

How much is a Kylian Mbappe rookie card worth?

Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.

Are collectors watching Kylian Mbappe right now?

Collector attention is flat: Wikipedia lookups of Kylian Mbappe are down 6% this week. That is attention, not a price.

Kylian Mbappe rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest

Kylian Mbappe's first licensed base rookie card is the 2017-18 Topps Museum Collection UEFA Champions League #31. The first chromium rookie card is the 2017-18 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League #41. Kylian Mbappe's rookie season was 2015-16.

Kylian Mbappe

No draft in club soccer; came through Monaco's academy and made his Ligue 1 debut on 2 December 2015, aged 16.

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Kylian Mbappe card market

Collector attention: down 6% this week, down 15% over 30 days

Attention measures how much people are looking up this player, a leading indicator collectors watch. It is not a price. Source: Wikipedia pageviews through 2026-10-15.

Kylian Mbappe's key rookie cards, by our criteria

First licensed base RC: The licensed base rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist. Where an Upper Deck Young Guns card exists, that card.
First chromium RC: The licensed chromium (Chrome, Prizm, Optic and the like) rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist.
Scarcest licensed RC autograph: Among licensed rookie-card autographs in the player's checklist, the one with the lowest stated print run.
First prospect card: For a player whose rookie cards are not out yet, or a baseball player's Bowman 1st: the earliest prospect card in the player's checklist. Not a rookie card.

First licensed base RC
2017-18 Topps Museum Collection UEFA Champions League #31
Topps, base. Sources [1]
First chromium RC
2017-18 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League #41
Topps, chromium, PSG; his first Topps card. Sources [1][2]

Which Kylian Mbappe card is the real rookie card

Mbappe has no cards with an official RC logo from his Monaco breakout; Cardboard Connection says almost any 2016 or 2017 card can claim rookie status. His first item is the 2016-17 Panini Foot (Ligue 1) sticker #505, shared with Corentin Jean, which both cited guides treat as his true rookie if stickers are counted. His first Topps card is 2017-18 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League #41 in a PSG kit, the card most collectors call his rookie. Soccer Cards HQ also counts 2017 Panini Adrenalyn #455 and #190 (Monaco) and 2017-18 Topps Museum UCL #31 as rookies, and does not count any 2018 World Cup cards.

Sources [1][2]

Kylian Mbappe rookie card checklist with card numbers

4 rookie cards and 3 earlier or related cards, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.

Kylian Mbappe card checklist
Card	Type	Print run	RC	Source
2017 Adrenalyn XL #455Monaco kit	Base	Not numbered	Yes	[1]
2017 Adrenalyn XL #190Monaco kit	Base	Not numbered	Yes	[1]
2017-18 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League #41PSG; his first Topps card	Chromium	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2017-18 Topps Museum Collection UEFA Champions League #31	Base	Not numbered	Yes	[1]
2016-17 Panini Foot (Ligue 1 stickers) #505album sticker shared with Corentin Jean (#504); both guides call it his earliest item and true rookie if stickers count	Base	Not numbered	No	[1][2]
2017-18 Select #224first premium Panini card; not called a rookie by Soccer Cards HQ	Base	Not numbered	No	[1][2]
2018 Prizm World Cup #80Soccer Cards HQ does not count 2018 cards as rookies	Chromium	Not numbered	No	[1][2]

Kylian Mbappe's career, in brief

Played for Monaco (2015-2018, including a 2017-18 loan to PSG), Paris Saint-Germain (2018-2024) and Real Madrid (2024 to present).
Won the 2018 World Cup with France, scoring in the final, and was named Best Young Player.
PSG's all-time top scorer with 256 goals; won one Ligue 1 title with Monaco and six with PSG.
European Golden Shoe in 2024-25 with 31 La Liga goals; 25 La Liga goals in 2025-26 and top scorer in the Champions League with 15.

Career facts: [1]

Grading Kylian Mbappe cards

A PSA 10 (Gem Mint) or BGS 9.5 is the top grade most collectors look for; it means sharp corners, clean edges, centered printing and an unmarked surface. A graded card and a raw one are different cards to look up.

How PSA, CGC and Beckett grade

PSA

Top grades:: Gem Mint 10, then Mint 9 and NM-MT 8.
Half grades:: 1.5 through 8.5 since February 2008; there is no PSA 9.5.

One overall grade on the label. Centering weighs heavily in it.

Source: Sports Collectors Digest on PSA's half grades

CGC

Top grades:: Pristine 10 (virtually flawless, 50/50 centering), then Gem Mint 10 and Mint+ 9.5.
Half grades:: Yes, from Fair 1.5 up to Mint+ 9.5.

Authentic (AU) for a genuine card that cannot take a number; Authentic Altered (AA) for one that was altered.

Source: CGC grading scale

Beckett (BGS)

Top grades:: Pristine 10; a Black Label Pristine 10 has a 10 in all four subgrades.
Half grades:: Yes, 1 to 10 in half points.

Four subgrades on the label: centering, corners, edges and surface.

Source: Beckett grading

Grading scales as each grader describes them, checked Oct 16, 2026.

Population by grade

A population report counts how many copies of a card a grader has graded at each grade. Search 2017-18 Topps Museum Collection UEFA Champions League #31 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.

How to identify your Kylian Mbappe card and check what it sold for

Find the year and maker on the back of your Kylian Mbappe card, and the card number, usually top or bottom on the back.
Check the front and back for a serial number (for example 23/99) and for a colored or patterned finish: those mark a parallel, which is a different card from the base version.
Look for the RC logo or the word Rookie. A card from before the first pro season, such as a Bowman 1st or a college card, is a prospect card, not a rookie card.
Note any grade on the slab label (PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC). A raw card and a graded one are different listings.
Search sold listings for that exact year, set, number, parallel and grade. What a card sold for is a better guide than any asking price.

Check Kylian Mbappe rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.

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Kylian Mbappe card questions

What is Kylian Mbappe's rookie card?: Kylian Mbappe's first licensed base rookie card is the 2017-18 Topps Museum Collection UEFA Champions League #31. The first chromium rookie card is the 2017-18 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League #41. Kylian Mbappe's rookie season was 2015-16.
What year is Kylian Mbappe's rookie card?: Kylian Mbappe's rookie season was 2015-16, so the rookie cards carry that year.
How many rookie cards does Kylian Mbappe have?: Our checklist lists 4 Kylian Mbappe rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
How much is a Kylian Mbappe rookie card worth?: Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
Are collectors watching Kylian Mbappe right now?: Collector attention is flat: Wikipedia lookups of Kylian Mbappe are down 6% this week. That is attention, not a price.

Card facts checked 2026-10-15. Parlae prints no card values. Set and brand names belong to their makers; Parlae is not affiliated with them.

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