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French sports card company Club Legacyz brings iconic soccer cards to U.S. with personal twist
Club Legacyz, a France-based company that creates unique, innovative and high-end soccer cards in collaboration with some of the world’s top players, released its first product in the U.S. on July 30 at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago.
The 1st Edition of Icons featured a three-card Mystery Pack, beautifully packaged and protected for collectors. All buyers at The National also received a one-card limited-edition Icon Pack with The National logo emblazed across the front of the packaging.
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All Mystery Packs were sold out and before the show ended on Sunday, a pre-teen scored one of the series most sought-after cards: a 1/1 of former Brazilian megastar Ronaldinho, one of the greatest players of all time. Ronaldinho won two FIFA World Player of the Year awards and is the only player ever to have won a World Cup, a Copa América, a Confederations Cup, a Champions League, a Copa Libertadores, and a Ballon d'Or.
“He was so excited it was a 1/1,” said longtime hobbyist Daryl McKay, who is working with Club Legacyz from a production standpoint and sold the 1/1 card.
Club Legacyz is a boutique producer of soccer cards and collectibles, bringing a fresh experience for discerning collectors and fans, said Noé Fraidenraich, company co-founder and himself a collector for about 20 years.
“Our athletes are involved to personally bring their style to [the] cards, add on-card autographs and interact with fans,” Fraidenraich said. “Players come to life through our cards, which are crafted and printed in France.”
Fraidenraich, 25, lives in Paris and was in Chicago for The National. He said Club Legacyz was launched because of the founders’ “passion for trading cards and [soccer].”
“We wanted to create something better on the market, more premium,” he said.
Club Legacyz first released its Mystery Packs in France in 2024 and has already had six series. One of the biggest hooks to these hot cards is that the athletes on the cards are, in fact, the card designers.
Some of the top stars in this new U.S. product are international heroes Ronaldinho, Luka Modric, Andres Iniesta, Bradley Barcola and Federico Valverde, among others. Series 2 of Icons will be released at the end of the year and Fraidenraich said it will include some “huge stars.”
“Icons, as the name suggests, brings 21 beloved football stars to fans. Every card is sequentially numbered; there are no base cards, with different parallel versions that include 1-of-1s,” Fraidenraich said. “A few different styles of art are available for all players through this series and all cards come to fans in a Club Legacyz holder.”
The packaging of the three-card Mystery Pack is perfect and protective, in a drawer-style fashion that produces anticipation and excitement for every card’s reveal.
“We designed the soft touch packaging to create a beautiful experience for collectors who can also use these to store for long-term value in their original packaging,” Fraidenraich said. “In addition to the safety [of the cards, the packaging] protects from UV rays.”
Fraidenraich has been collecting cards and stickers since he was 7, particularly Pokémon cards and Panini stickers.
“The National was an amazing show; it was really impressive to see that many passionate people in the same place,” he said. “[The National] was the launch to the traditional collecting market.
“We have brought card collecting to France, many who are experiencing collecting for the first time. Sports cards are still considered new by many in Europe. In North America, we are entering a well-established and thriving market. We wanted to see it firsthand at The National—to show football fans the different experience we are bringing through our [product].
“We had a great response at The National,” and at the SoCo Expo, a multi-day event in the Chicagoland area coinciding with The National. The SoCo Expo featured 170 tables, six indoor fields, giveaways, live breaks, high-end cards, and more.
Club Legacyz releases will be available in many U.S. hobby outlets, such as Dave & Adam’s.
Fraidenraich said the company is hoping to add American athletes to their roster in the future.
“Every card is athlete-inspired; that’s really unique,” McKay said. “Every card is sequentially numbered on the back; the largest edition of any card is (a print run of) 200. Some of the cards with very limited runs have different foil treatments, and of course there are 1/1s.
“People loved the cards at The National. They are a good value, high-quality and have great art.”
