Topps Turning Iconic Lionel Messi Holding Baby Lamine Yamal Photo Into 1-of-1 Trading Card

Topps is turning one of soccer’s most talked-about photoshoots into a one-of-one trading card.

The company announced that the iconic photo of Lionel Messi holding baby Lamine Yamal will appear on a 1-of-1 card in Topps Stadium Club UEFA Club Competitions later this year. The announcement gives collectors another major chase tied to two of the biggest names in modern soccer.

The card connects Messi, one of the most accomplished players in the sport’s history, with Yamal, one of the brightest young stars in the game. That generational connection is the center of the card’s appeal.

Topps Stadium Club is known for photography-driven cards, making the product a natural fit for a card built around a famous image. Instead of leaning only on stats, logos or standard player portraits, this release appears to be centered on the power of the photo itself.

The one-of-one designation means there will be only one copy of the card in the product. That instantly makes it one of the biggest soccer card chases expected from the upcoming Stadium Club UEFA Club Competitions release.

Modern soccer cards have increasingly been driven by young stars, international icons and rare parallels. This card brings all three ideas together. It pairs one of the sport’s defining names with one of its most watched young players, while placing the image into a single-copy chase format.

The card will almost certainly become one of the most watched pulls from Topps Stadium Club UEFA Club Competitions. For soccer collectors, the question now is simple: who will end up finding the only copy?