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Most Red Cards Received

This list features the players with the most red cards in football history.

RANK

PLAYERS

COUNTRY

RED CARDS

CLUB(s)

YEARS

1

Gerardo Bedoya

Colombia

46

Deportivo Cali, Atlético Nacional, Colón, Independiente Medellín, América de Cali, Deportivo Pereira, Once Caldas, Atlético Huila, Colombia

1995–2016

2

Sergio Ramos

Spain

28

Sevilla, Real Madrid, PSG, Monterrey, Spain

2004–present

3

Cyril Rool

France

27

Cannes, Rennes, Lens, Marseille, Nice

1996–2011

4

Alexis Ruano Delgado

Spain

22

Sevilla B, Sevilla, Málaga, Valencia, Getafe, Levante

2004–2019

5

Paolo Montero

Uruguay

21

Peñarol, Atalanta, Juventus, Boca Juniors, Uruguay

1989–2005

6

Rafael Marquez

Mexico

21

Atlas, Monaco, Barcelona, León, Hellas Verona, Mexico

1996–2018

7

Felipe Melo

Brazil

20

Corinthians, Racing Santander, Mallorca, Almería, Juventus, Fiorentina, Galatasaray, Palmeiras, Fluminense

2001–2024

8

Matteo Contini

Italy

20

Napoli, Parma, Empoli, Torino, Siena, Cagliari

2000–2015

9

Fernando Amorebieta

Venezuela

19

Athletic Bilbao, Zaragoza, Fulham, Middlesbrough, Deportivo La Coruña, Venezuela

2004–2020

10

Gary Medel

Chile

18

Universidad Católica, Boca Juniors, Sevilla, Inter Milan, Cardiff City, Beşiktaş, Bologna, Olympiacos, Chile

2006–present


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References

Khel Now (2022) Top 10 players with most red cards in world football. Available at: https://khelnow.com/football/top-10-players-most-red-cards-world-football (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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