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February 24 2023, 20:09 · Alex Sarwar

Who has the most yellow cards in La Liga this season?

Who has the most yellow cards in La Liga this season?

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In this article, we're highlighting discipline, specifically yellow cards. Focusing on those players in La Liga, 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 the Spanish Primera (La Liga) across the 2022-23 season. These players are ranked from top to bottom in order of most cards to least.

PLAYERTEAMYELLOW CARDS
Oscar ReganoEspanyol14
Fede San EmeterioCadiz14
Alejandro CatenaRayo Vallecano13
Ruiz de GalarretaMallorca12
Martin ZubimendiReal Sociedad12
Ivan AlejoCadiz12
Alex BaenaVillarreal12
Valentin CastellanosGirona11
Jaume CostaMallorca11
Arnau MartinezGirona11
Antonio RailloMallorca11
Javi SanchezValladolid11
Carlos AlenaGetafe11
Oscar ValentinRayo Vallecano11
Ruben SobrinoCadiz11
GerardElche11
GaviBarcelona10
Domingos DuarteGetafe10
Kang-In LeeMallorca10
Dakonam DjeneGetafe10

Any player who accumulates five yellow cards playing in La Liga must serve a one-match suspension, whilst a 'forced booking' could lead to an extra game's suspension. This is to clamp down on players getting themselves booked in certain matches to ensure a suspension in a supposed 'easier fixture'.