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February 24 2023, 22:28 · Alex Sarwar

Who has the most yellow cards in Ligue 1 this season?

Who has the most yellow cards in Ligue 1 this season?

In this article, we're highlighting discipline, specifically yellow cards. Focusing on those players in Ligue 1, who more often than not find themselves in the referees notebook. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as 'tactical fouling' is a vital part of the modern game, whether it be to break up a passage of play, or to prevent a potentially score-changing counter-attack.

Below, we've compiled the players with the most yellow cards currently accrued in Ligue 1 across the 2022-23 season. These players are ranked from top to bottom in order of most cards to least.

PLAYERTEAMYELLOW CARDS
Benjamin AndreLille12
Mounaim El IdrissyAjaccio10
Alidu SeiduClermont10
Oumar GonzalezAjaccio10
Marco VerrattiParis St-G.10
Pierre Lees-MelouStade Brest10
Ismael DialloAjaccio9
Maximiliano CaufriezClermont9
Rominigue KouameTroyes9
Andre GomesLille9
Leonardo BalerdiMarseille9
Alexander DjikuStrasbourg8
Pierrick CapelleAngers8
Sael KumbediLyon8
Sepe Elye WahiMontpellier8
Samuel MoutoussamyNantes8
Jens-Lys CajusteReims8
Valentin RongierMarseille8
Castello LukebaLyon8
Cedric HountondjiAngers7
Kevin DansoLens7
Tiago DjaloLille7

If a player accrues three yellow cards across ten consecutive French domestic fixtures (Ligue 1 and Coupe De France), they are suspended for one match