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StatNerd: Which players have received the most cards?

While goals and assists are more important for match results, the number of cards can also be an interesting statistic. The following automatically generated table lists the top twenty players from the top 5 leagues who have received the most yellow cards (with additional information on red cards).

ClubPlayer NameNumber of Yellow CardsNumber of Red Cards
Nicolò Rovella90
Marc Cucurella81
Saša Lukić80
Benjamin André80
Boubakary Soumaré80
Abdelkabir Abqar80
Dominik Kohr80
Pepelu71
Taty Castellanos71
Lamine Camara71
Morgan Gibbs-White71
Abdul Mumin71
Jackson Tchatchoua71
Maximilian Arnold70
José Alejandro Suárez Suárez70
Taylor Harwood-Bellis70
Sam Morsy70
Flynn Downes70
Joelinton Cassio Apolinário de Lira70
Will Hughes70

We also collect basic player statistics from the Dutch, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, and Slovak leagues on this website. For interest - here are the ten most penalized players from these competitions.

ClubPlayer NameNumber of Yellow CardsNumber of Red Cards
Merchas Doski81
Santiago García González80
Christos Donis80
Jan Van den Bergh80
Denis Taraduda80
Chinonso Emeka72
Ján Krivák71
Mike Eerdhuijzen71
Sandro Cruz71
Leo Greiml71

If you are interested in more player statistics, you can browse them through the 'Competitions' tab in the main menu.

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