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Topps Chrome UEFA is the set most football card collectors (soccer cards, if you’re in the US) mean when they talk about chasing modern European club cards. It’s also a set with an enormous price spread. Lamine Yamal’s 2023-24 rookie #64 has sold for around $30 in its plain version and for $15,600 as an orange refractor numbered to 25.
This guide covers Topps Chrome UEFA cards value tier by tier, using recent sold prices.
Most Topps Chrome UEFA cards are base cards worth a few dollars or less. The value sits in refractor parallels, low serial numbers, autographs and star rookies: recent sales run from about $1–3 for a non-star base card to a few hundred dollars for a star rookie refractor, $5,000–30,000 for top players numbered to 25, and six figures for the best 1-of-1 SuperFractors. Treat all of these as estimates from recent sales; no price is guaranteed.
Below: where the set came from, how the latest parallel ladder works, a value table by tier, and how to work out which version is in your binder.
What Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Is (and What It Used to Be Called)
The line started as 2017-18 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League, released on 18 April 2018. Cardboard Connection describes it as the first Topps Champions League product done entirely in chromium. It was a 99-card base set with Lionel Messi at #1, Kylian Mbappé at #41 and Cristiano Ronaldo at #93, plus Gold (/50), Orange (/25), Red (/10) and SuperFractor (1/1) parallels and one autograph per hobby box.
For its first few years the set covered the Champions League only. The 2022-23 edition, released on 28 June 2023, carried the new name Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions and added the Europa League and Europa Conference League. That set had a 200-card base, the first appearance of the Toppsfractor (/52), and Chrome Dual and Triple Autographs. Collectors shorten it to “Chrome UCC.”
The current edition is 2025-26 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions, released on 7 May 2026, with a 200-card base set and a 15-card Radiating Rookies set.
A few related products share the Chrome finish but are priced separately:
- Topps Chrome Sapphire Edition UCC. The 2025-26 version (released 25 June 2026) reprints the full 200-card base in Sapphire with seven parallels from Green /99 down to a Padparadscha 1/1, and one autograph per box. Boxes initially sold for $499.99 through an EQL raffle.
- Topps Merlin Chrome. Merlin moved to Champions League cards from the 2020-21 season.
- Topps Finest and Stadium Club Chrome UCC. Separate sets with their own checklists.
When you price a card, the product name matters as much as the player.
Base, Refractors and Numbered Parallels in 2025-26 Topps Chrome UEFA
Every card in the 200-card base set comes in a long ladder of versions. Here’s how the 2025-26 checklist lays it out:
- Unnumbered refractors: Refractor, Negative Refractor, RayWave, Pulsar, X-Fractor, Geometric and Prism.
- Numbered parallels: Teal /299, Yellow Mini-Diamonds /275, Pink /250, Aqua /199, Blue /150, Green /99, Purple /75, Gold /50, White /30, Orange /25, First 11 /11, Black /10 and Red /5.
- One of one: the SuperFractor, plus a Club & Country variation.
Most colours come in several patterns (Lava, X-Fractor, Geometric, Mini-Diamonds) that share the same print run. A Gold Lava and a Gold X-Fractor are both /50.
The SuperFractor is listed at 1:34,489 hobby packs. With 20 packs in a hobby box, that’s roughly one in every 1,700 boxes.
Colours change from year to year, so never use one season’s chart for another season’s card. The 2024-25 set, for example, had Violet /299, Neon Green RayWave /125, Magenta /75 and a ToppsFractor /52, none of which appear in the 2025-26 ladder above. For the basics behind these terms, see our guides to refractor cards and numbered cards.
Rookies, Autographs and 1-of-1s
Rookie cards. Cardboard Connection notes that from the 2020-21 set, Topps added RC logos for young players who made their UEFA debuts. Current checklists still mark rookies with “RC” after the team name. Our soccer rookie cards guide covers how that differs across brands.
Autographs. Chrome Autographs have their own parallel ladder. In 2025-26 that runs from Pink /250 through Aqua, Blue, Green, Purple, Gold and Orange down to Black /10, Red /5 and a SuperFractor 1/1. Black Lazer Autographs are Jumbo-box only, and there are dual, triple and quad autograph sets on top.
A signature alone doesn’t make a card expensive. Hugo Ekitike’s 2022-23 Chrome Autographs rookie sold for $27–80 between March and July 2026.
Topps Chrome UEFA Cards Value by Tier
Recent sales by tier, with sale dates:
| Tier | What it is | Recent sales (examples) |
|---|---|---|
| Base | Plain chrome finish, no colour, no serial number | Squad player: $0.99–2.95 asking (2023-24 Fabio Carvalho #78). Star rookie: Yamal 2023-24 #64 at $26–35 authenticated but ungraded, $432–492 in PSA 10 (Aug–Nov 2026) |
| Unnumbered refractor | Rainbow shine, no serial number | Bellingham 2020-21 #68 RC at $21–41 raw or PSA 8 (Sep–Nov 2026). Yamal #64 at $275 ungraded, $1,875 in PSA 10 (Oct–Nov 2026). Haaland 2019-20 #74 at $1,503 in PSA 10 (Jul 2026) |
| Numbered parallel | Serial number on the card, /299 down to /5 | Yamal #64 Aqua Prism: $252 ungraded, $979 in PSA 10 (Oct 2026). Yamal #64 Orange /25: $5,520–15,600 in PSA 9 (Mar–Sep 2026). Ronaldo 2017-18 #93 Orange /25: about $30,000 in PSA 10 (Apr–May 2026) |
| Autographs | Signed card, often with its own numbered parallels | Ekitike 2022-23 auto RC: $27–80 (Mar–Jul 2026). 2025-26 Xavi Simons / Kudus dual auto Red /5: $350 (Jul 2026) |
| 1-of-1 | SuperFractor or other single-copy card | Kudus 2023-24 SuperFractor: $730 PSA 9 (Nov 2024). Bellingham 2024-25 auto SuperFractor: $28,200 BGS 9.5 (Aug 2026). Yamal 2023-24 auto SuperFractor: $122,000 (Sep 2024) |
The player outweighs the tier: a Bellingham rookie refractor sells for less than a graded Yamal base card.
Timing matters too. The same Yamal Orange /25 in PSA 9 went from $5,520 in March 2026 to $15,600 in September 2026.
If you’d rather not guess from a table, scan your soccer card free in the browser and get an estimated range for the exact card. For more on Yamal’s cards across every brand, see our Lamine Yamal rookie card guide.
Recent Notable Topps Chrome Champions League Sales
The biggest Topps Chrome Champions League and Club Competitions sales we could verify:
- $134,400: 2022-23 Topps Chrome UCC Triple Autographs SuperFractor 1/1, Messi / Ronaldo / Haaland (reported in July 2024).
- $122,000: 2023-24 Lamine Yamal SuperFractor autograph 1/1, Goldin, September 2024.
- $59,780: 2020-21 Jude Bellingham #68 SP variation SuperFractor rookie 1/1, PSA 9, Goldin, September 2025.
- $30,000: 2017-18 Cristiano Ronaldo #93 Orange Refractor /25, PSA 10, May 2026.
One mix-up to avoid: the $610,000 Erling Haaland SuperFractor autograph sold by Goldin (reported by ESPN in June 2026) is a 2019-20 Topps Chrome Bundesliga card. It isn’t part of the Champions League set.
How to Identify Which Topps Chrome UEFA Parallel You Have
Work through the card in this order:
- Confirm the product and year. Check the back for the set name and season. Chrome, Sapphire, Merlin, Finest, Stadium Club Chrome and Chrome Bundesliga all look similar at a glance and price very differently.
- Look for a serial number. Numbered parallels carry a number such as 07/25 on the card. The figure after the slash is the print run, and it tells you the tier straight away.
- Tilt it under a bright light. Base Chrome has a plain mirror finish. Topps Chrome UEFA refractors throw a rainbow across the card, and patterned versions show lava swirls, X shapes, diamonds or waves in the shine.
- Match the colour and pattern to that year’s checklist. A Green /99 and a Green Geometric /99 share a print run but are separate parallels, and colours move between seasons.
- Check for the RC tag and a signature. A rookie of a player who has since broken out is worth checking twice.
Still unsure? Compare against sold listings that show the front and back, or read up on what a parallel card is.
How Stakks Helps You Check What Your Card Is Worth
Pricing these cards by hand means searching sold listings by year, set, card number, parallel and grade, then throwing out asking prices and stale sales. With this many versions of every card, that gets slow fast.
Stakks does that first pass from a photo. Point your phone camera at the card and it identifies the player, year, set name, card number and rarity, then shows an estimated market value with a low and high range and a price trend, all drawn from recent sales.
Check that the parallel it names matches the serial number and finish on your card, because colour and pattern decide the price. Save the card to a named collection and the app keeps a running total for the whole binder.
The numbers are estimates from recent sales, so treat them as a guide to the market rather than a promise of what a buyer will pay. If a card looks valuable and sharp, our guide to graded vs raw cards explains when grading pays for itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much are Topps Chrome UEFA cards worth?
Most are base cards worth a few dollars or less. Value comes from parallels, serial numbers, autographs and star rookies. Recent sales run from about $1–3 for a non-star base card to a few hundred dollars for a star rookie refractor, $5,000–30,000 for top players numbered to 25, and six figures for the best 1-of-1s. Treat them as estimates from recent sales.
Which Topps Chrome soccer cards are worth money?
Look for four things: a serial number on the card (the lower the print run, the better), an autograph, an RC rookie tag on a player who has since become a star, and refractor finishes. A plain base card of a squad player is typically listed for a dollar or two. A low-numbered refractor of a top young star can sell for thousands.
What is the difference between Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League and Club Competitions?
It’s the same product line under a new name. Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League started with the 2017-18 set. From the 2022-23 edition it became Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions, covering the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League. Collectors often shorten it to Chrome UCC.
How do I know if my Topps Chrome UEFA card is a refractor?
Tilt it under a bright light. A refractor throws a rainbow shine across the whole card, while a base card has a plain mirror-like chrome finish. Then check the back for a serial number such as 12/99. If there’s a number, it’s a numbered parallel, and the colour plus that print run tells you exactly which one.
What is the rarest Topps Chrome UEFA card?
The SuperFractor, a refractor numbered 1/1. Only one exists for each card on the checklist. In 2025-26 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions, the base SuperFractor is listed at 1:34,489 hobby packs, which works out to roughly one in every 1,700 hobby boxes. Autograph sets have their own 1/1 SuperFractors too.
Are Topps Chrome UEFA base cards worth anything?
Usually not much. A 2023-24 base card of a squad player was listed on eBay for $0.99–2.95. Star rookies are the exception: Lamine Yamal’s 2023-24 base #64 has sold for about $26–35 ungraded and $432–492 in PSA 10 in autumn 2026. Check the player and rookie status before you file any base card as a common.
Got a stack of Chrome UCC to sort? Download Stakks, scan each card, see its estimated value with a low–high range from recent sales, and save it to a collection.
