Straight Red Football

All-time records

Drawn from 8,925 red cards across the leagues we track.

Most red cards — players

  1. #1Sergio Ramos17
  2. #2Felipe14
  3. #3Yannick Cahuzac12
  4. #4Roger Espinoza11
  5. #5Mario Balotelli11
  6. #6Dominik Kohr10
  7. #7Federico Fazio10
  8. #8Nicolas Pallois10
  9. #9Granit Xhaka10
  10. #10Djené9

Most red cards in a single season

  1. #1Jaume Costa20184
  2. #2Mauricio20154
  3. #3Granit Xhaka20154
  4. #4Paul Nebel20253
  5. #5Niklas Stark20253
  6. #6Dominik Kohr20253
  7. #7Bruno Fernandes20243
  8. #8Elvin Cafarquliyev20243
  9. #9Federico Bernardeschi20243
  10. #10Cristian Romero20233

Fastest red cards (by minute)

PlayerMinMatchCompDate
Jonathan Gradit1'Lens vs Stade RennaisLigue 128 Sept 2025
Jean-Clair Todibo1'Nice vs AngersLigue 118 Sept 2022
Benjamin Lecomte1'Lorient vs Saint-ÉtienneLigue 123 Aug 2015
Mattia De Sciglio1'AC Milan vs NapoliSerie A3 May 2015
Maxime Spano1'Toulouse vs LilleLigue 114 Dec 2014
Joseph Nasco1'Colorado Rapids vs LA GalaxyMLS6 Sept 2014
Markus Henriksen1'AZ Alkmaar vs AtromitosUEFA Europa League30 Aug 2013
Arouna Sangante2'Le Havre AC vs ToulouseLigue 115 Feb 2026
Alexandre Jankewitz2'Southampton vs Manchester UnitedPremier League2 Feb 2021
Nico Pareja2'Sevilla vs EspanyolLa Liga29 Jan 2017

Most cards issued — referees

  1. #1MOMichael Oliver33
  2. #2CTClément Turpin32
  3. #3RBRuddy Buquet29
  4. #4AHAlejandro José Hernández Hernández28
  5. #5GFGuillermo Cuadra Fernández28
  6. #6JMJesús Gil Manzano27
  7. #7MAMiguel Ángel Ortiz Arias27
  8. #8CGCésar Soto Grado27
  9. #9DMDavide Massa27
  10. #10IEIsidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos26

Most red cards — teams

  1. #1Sevilla119
  2. #2Lazio115
  3. #3Getafe107
  4. #4Valencia101
  5. #5AC Milan101
  6. #6Montpellier93
  7. #7Marseille91
  8. #8AS Roma90
  9. #9Lyon85
  10. #10Nice85

Most red cards — by competition

  1. #1La Liga1633
  2. #2Serie A1482
  3. #3Ligue 11464
  4. #4MLS1300
  5. #5UEFA Europa League835
  6. #6Premier League807
  7. #7Bundesliga780
  8. #8UEFA Champions League488
  9. #92006 FIFA World Cup28
  10. #101998 FIFA World Cup22
  11. #112010 FIFA World Cup17
  12. #122002 FIFA World Cup17
  13. #131990 FIFA World Cup17
  14. #141994 FIFA World Cup15
  15. #152014 FIFA World Cup10
  16. #162022 FIFA World Cup4
  17. #172018 FIFA World Cup4
  18. #18Liga Profesional1
  19. #19Scottish Premier League1