2023/24 Topps Chrome UWCL | RCs to Collect

A Look at a Loaded UWCL Rookie Class

Date: Sep 30, 2024
Author: Michael Terry
Topics: 2023/24 Topps Chrome UEFA Women's Champions League, Cards to Collect, Korbin Albert, Lily Yohannes, Linda Caicedo, Rookie Cards
Length: 557 Words
Reading Time: ~3 Minutes

This year marks the third release of Topps Chrome UEFA Women’s Champions League, and among the wonderful designs, intriguing inserts, and chase-worthy autos, is a phenomenal rookie class for fans and collectors alike to make sure to add to their burgeoning collection of Topps women’s soccer cards. Let’s take a look at some of the best of the rookies in this year’s class, which include a global sensation, a pair of teammates taking their team to new heights, and a Haitian star whose two-game, three-goal start to the season at iconic women’s soccer club Olympique Lyonnais, suggests her ceiling is limitless.

Linda Caicedo, Forward, Real Madrid Football Club

the story so far

• breakout performance at 2023 world cup leading colombia to best-ever finish (two goals, 1 assist)
• helped real madrid to first ever copa de la reina final (scored key qf goal in extra-time)
• established as one of the world’s best attackers even as a teenager

What’s Next?

• Continue ascent to seemingly inevitable superstardom
• help real madrid navigate tough UWCL group that includes last year’s semi-finalists Chelsea fc (Madrid finished bottom of their group last season)

CHROME to chase

• veterans and rookies (base parallels and auto)
queens of football insert (base and auto)
• Chrome dual auto with rising star corventina

Corventina, Midfielder, Olympique Lyonnais

the story so far

• scored 11 goals in 18 games for previous club reims
• scored twice in playoff final to lead haiti to first ever world cup in 2023

What’s Next?

• has taken new team by storm scoring five goals in 11 matches since joining
• help lyon avenge last year’s loss in uwcl final

CHROME to chase

• veterans and rookies (base parallels and auto)
• chrome dual auto with colombian sensation linda caicedo
golazo insert

Lily Yohannes, Midfielder, AFC Ajax

the story so far

• a meteoric rise that saw yohannes start six uwcl games last season at only 16 years of age
• youngest player to ever start a uwcl match
• earned first ever cap for uswnt (scored ten minutes into debut, third-youngest scorer in uswnt history)

What’s Next?

• build on incredible first campaign
• still has to decide whether long-term international soccer future lies with usa or netherlands
• help ajax reclaim domestic title

CHROME to chase

Queens of football insert
• veterans and rookies base parallels

Korbin Albert, Midfielder, Paris Saint-Germain

the story so far

• gave up two years of eligibility at notre dame to sign with paris saint-germain
• Scored in last year’s uwcl against as roma
• started in gold medal win at paris olympics for team usa

What’s Next?

• help psg reclaim french league title after three straight second-place finishes
• usher in new era for a younger uswnt

CHROME to chase

• veterans and rookies (base parallels and auto)
• official draw card autograph relic

Rosa Van Gool, Midfielder, AFC Ajax

the story so far

• played 33 games in first season with the afc ajax first team
• joined with fellow prodigy lily yohannes to usher in exciting new era for the club
• helped ajax to first uwcl qf in club history last season

What’s Next?

• help club team win league title and qualify for uwcl
• find a way to break into quality netherlands national team

CHROME to chase

• veterans and rookies base Parallels
inside look insert


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