Football Referee Stats 2026/27

Yellow cards per game, fouls per game and red cards for referees across the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Championship in 2026/27.

All referees — 2026/27

Referee	Games	Yellows/game	Cards/game	Fouls/game
Paride Tremolada	3	6.67	6.67	24
Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid	4	6	6.25	29.75
Thomas Parsons	4	5.5	5.75	25.5
Alejandro José Hernández Hernández	22	5.45	5.82	24.23
José Luis Guzmán Mansilla	17	5.41	5.82	24.65
Edward Duckworth	8	5.25	5.25	20.25
Mateo Busquets Ferrer	23	5.22	5.52	23.52
Alejandro Quintero González	21	5.1	5.71	26.33
Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos	24	5.04	5.46	24.04
Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz	18	5	5.33	24.61
Sören Storks	14	4.93	5.36	20.93
Tobias Welz	14	4.93	5.07	23
Ruebyn Ricardo	23	4.91	5.09	22.22
Stuart Attwell	28	4.86	5	22.07
Iosu Galech Apezteguía	19	4.84	5.21	28.68
Stephen Martin	27	4.81	4.89	22.59
César Soto Grado	22	4.73	5.18	22.27
John Brooks	20	4.7	4.95	22.2
Elliot Bell	16	4.69	4.81	22.63
Luca Pairetto	12	4.67	4.92	25
José María Sánchez Martínez	20	4.65	4.9	27.8
Jesús Gil Manzano	23	4.65	4.91	25.52
Davide Massa	19	4.63	5	27.42
Leigh Doughty	19	4.63	4.74	21.47
Anthony Backhouse	29	4.59	4.59	21.38
Bastien Dechepy	18	4.56	4.83	24.78
Giovanni Ayroldi	11	4.55	4.82	29.73
Giuseppe Collu	13	4.54	4.69	23.23
Jon Ander González Esteban	4	4.5	4.75	24.25
Fabio Maresca	14	4.5	5	26.79
Frank Willenborg	10	4.5	4.7	20.4
Tim Robinson	22	4.45	4.59	23.68
Martin Petersen	11	4.45	4.45	21.91
Harm Osmers	14	4.43	4.57	19.79
Florian Exner	14	4.43	4.57	21.07
Darren England	27	4.41	4.52	21.89
Timo Gerach	10	4.4	4.6	20.9
Matt Donohue	31	4.39	4.48	22.84
Felix Zwayer	19	4.37	4.53	21.68
Javier Alberola Rojas	24	4.29	4.58	27.17
François Letexier	21	4.29	4.62	23.1
Jérémie Pignard	19	4.26	4.63	23
Mathieu Vernice	18	4.22	4.5	27.33
Guillermo Cuadra Fernández	18	4.22	4.5	23.72
Chris Kavanagh	32	4.22	4.38	22.69
Marc Bollengier	18	4.22	4.56	26.67
Andrea Colombo	16	4.19	4.25	27.56
Robin Braun	11	4.18	4.36	22
Jérôme Brisard	19	4.16	4.53	24.05
Matteo Marcenaro	14	4.14	4.21	25.43
John Busby	24	4.13	4.25	21.46
Michael Salisbury	22	4.09	4.18	22.32
Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias	25	4.08	4.36	22.48
Francesco Fourneau	14	4.07	4.07	25.93
Michael Fabbri	16	4.06	4.19	24
Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea	23	4.04	4.17	23
Thomas Kirk	30	4.03	4.17	21.8
Andrea Rapuano	8	4	4.5	24.5
Robert Schröder	11	4	4.18	22
Simon Hooper	16	4	4.19	23.06

Upcoming referee appointments

Paul Tierney — Arsenal v Leeds United (Sat 10 Oct); Lewis Smith — Ipswich Town v Fulham (Sat 10 Oct); Thomas Bramall — Sunderland v Brighton & Hove Albion (Sat 10 Oct); Samuel Barrott — Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth (Sat 10 Oct); Craig Pawson — Aston Villa v Brentford (Sat 10 Oct); Stuart Attwell — Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur (Sat 10 Oct); Michael Salisbury — Hull City v Everton (Sun 11 Oct); Peter Bankes — Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest (Sun 11 Oct); Chris Kavanagh — Liverpool v Manchester City (Sun 11 Oct); John Brooks — Coventry City v Newcastle United (Mon 12 Oct); Alejandro Quintero González — Levante v Athletic Club (Wed 21 Oct).

Referee stats by competition

Frequently Asked Questions

Which referee gives the most yellow cards per game?

Paride Tremolada averages the most yellow cards of any tracked referee with 6.67 per game across 2025/26 and 2026/27.

How many yellow cards do referees show per game on average?

Across the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Championship, referees average 3.9 yellow cards and 23.1 fouls per game (2025/26 and 2026/27).

Who has refereed the most games?

Andrew Kitchen has officiated the most tracked games with 34 matches across 2025/26 and 2026/27.