How many yellow cards Netherlands get, and who is booked most.
Updated 4 October 2026, after the last game
The Netherlands get 0.8 yellow cards per game in 2026, the 3rd fewest of the 54 national teams on their 2026 record and below the average of 1.8, across 12 games, while Belarus get the most with 3.7.
Crysencio Summerville has the most yellow cards for the Netherlands in 2026, two in 10 appearances, 0.20 a game, ahead of Jurriën Timber with one and Noa Lang with one, across all competitions.
Memphis Depay and Noa Lang are the the Netherlands players most likely to be booked, each with a booking in one of their four games in 2026, 25%, ahead of Crysencio Summerville on 20%.
The Netherlands have had two or more yellow cards in two of their last 10 games, 20%, averaging 1.0 a game, with none of three away and two of seven at home, across all competitions.
The Netherlands games have averaged 2.3 yellow cards in all over their last 10 games, both sides counted, from zero to five a game, and two of those 10 went over 3.5 yellow cards.
Yes, the Netherlands' opponents are booked more often, 1.3 yellow cards a game against 1.0 for the Netherlands over their last 10 games, and had more cards than the Netherlands in four of those 10.
The Netherlands get more yellow cards away from home, 1.0 a game in their last seven away games against 0.8 in their last 10 at home, and had two or more yellow cards in two of those away games.
The Netherlands get fewer yellow cards in the first half, 0.3 a game before the break against 0.7 after it over their last 10 games, and had at least one first-half yellow card in two of those 10.
| Player | Apps | Yellow cards | Per game | Games booked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crysencio Summerville | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 |
| Jurriën Timber | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Noa Lang | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Memphis Depay | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Quinten Timber | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Micky van de Ven | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Denzel Dumfries | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Virgil van Dijk | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mark Flekken | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mats Wieffer | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kenneth Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Robin Roefs | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Wout Weghorst | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marten de Roon | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Joshua Zirkzee | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Justin Kluivert | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jorrel Hato | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nathan Aké | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ruben van Bommel | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mexx Meerdink | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Joey Veerman | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Donyell Malen | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Guus Til | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Frenkie de Jong | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Teun Koopmeiners | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Brian Brobbey | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Cody Gakpo | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ryan Gravenberch | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Player | Apps | Yellow cards | Per game | Games booked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crysencio Summerville | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 |
| Jurriën Timber | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Noa Lang | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Memphis Depay | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Quinten Timber | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 |
| Micky van de Ven | 11 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 |
| Denzel Dumfries | 11 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 |
| Virgil van Dijk | 12 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 |
| Jeremie Frimpong | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mats Wieffer | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Luciano Valente | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kees Smit | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kenneth Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Robin Roefs | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Xavi Simons | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Stefan de Vrij | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mark Flekken | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jerdy Schouten | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marten de Roon | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Joshua Zirkzee | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Justin Kluivert | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Wout Weghorst | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jorrel Hato | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ruben van Bommel | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mexx Meerdink | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Joey Veerman | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nathan Aké | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Guus Til | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Frenkie de Jong | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Donyell Malen | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Teun Koopmeiners | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Brian Brobbey | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Cody Gakpo | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ryan Gravenberch | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Netherlands | Opponent | Total | Netherlands first half |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2026 | Serbia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 2-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Greece (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Serbia (A) | UEFA Nations League | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Germany (H) | UEFA Nations League | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Morocco (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Tunisia (A) | World Cup | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 Jun 2026 | Sweden (H) | World Cup | 5-1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Japan (H) | World Cup | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Uzbekistan (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Algeria (H) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Netherlands | Opponent | Total | Netherlands first half |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2026 | Serbia (H) | UEFA Nations League | 2-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Greece (A) | UEFA Nations League | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Serbia (A) | UEFA Nations League | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Germany (H) | UEFA Nations League | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Morocco (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Tunisia (A) | World Cup | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 Jun 2026 | Sweden (H) | World Cup | 5-1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Japan (H) | World Cup | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Uzbekistan (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Algeria (H) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Ecuador (H) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Norway (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands yellow cards | Over 0.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Netherlands yellow cards | Over 1.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Netherlands yellow cards | Over 2.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Netherlands yellow cards | Over 3.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Netherlands yellow cards | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 0.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 1.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 2.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 3.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 2.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 3.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 4.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 5.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 6.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| First half | Second half | |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands yellow cards | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Opponent yellow cards | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Total yellow cards | 0.6 | 1.7 |