Referee
Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva
- Nationality
Brazil- Matches
- 75In our archive since
- Serie A42
- Serie B18
- CONMEBOL Sudamericana7
- CONMEBOL Libertadores3
This season (2026)Brasileiro Serie B · Brasileiro Serie A · Brasileiro Serie A
21Matches
4.85Yellow cards per match20 matches
0.45Red cards per match20 matches
0.25Penalties per match20 matches
Career
75Matches
4.83Yellow cards per match70 matches
0.33Red cards per match70 matches
0.27Penalties per match70 matches
27.96Fouls per match
Strictness rankingSerie A
Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva shows 5.44 yellow cards per match, 15% above the league average (4.74): number 1 of 22 referees.
- 1Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva18 matches5.44
- 2Felipe Fernandes de Lima24 matches5.38
- 3Alex Gomes Stefano20 matches5.35
- 4Edina Alves Batista10 matches5.30
- 5Flavio Rodrigues De Souza19 matches5.21
- 6Ramon Abatti Abel19 matches5.21
- 7Anderson Daronco28 matches5.11
- 8Davi de Oliveira Lacerda33 matches5.09
- 9Wilton Pereira Sampaio27 matches5.07
- 10Fernando Antonio Mendes de Salles Nascimento Filho16 matches5.06
- 11Savio Pereira Sampaio23 matches4.65
- 12Bruno Arleu de Araujo26 matches4.62
- 13Rodrigo Jose Pereira de Lima32 matches4.59
- 14Rafael Rodrigo Klein26 matches4.35
- 15Lucas Casagrande20 matches4.35
- 16Lucas Paulo Torezin14 matches4.00
- 17Braulio da Silva Machado8 matches4.00
- 18Raphael Claus26 matches3.92
- 19Wagner do Nascimento Magalhaes11 matches3.91
- 20J. Pinheiro9 matches3.78
- 21Matheus Delgado Candançan19 matches3.42
- 22Joao Vitor Gobi8 matches3.00
League average 4.74
Cards per matchLast 19 matches with card data
- Yellow cards
- Red cards
Results in his matchesFrom 75 finished matches
- Home win35%
- Draw23%
- Away win43%
Home / awayYellow cards · 70 matches
- Home teams159 yellow cards · 47%
- Away teams179 yellow cards · 53%
Away teams saw 13% more yellow cards.
By competition
| Competition | Matches | Yellow / match | Red cards | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | 42 | 5.12 | 11 | 13 |
| Serie B | 18 | 4.11 | 8 | 3 |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 7 | 5.14 | 3 | 3 |
| CONMEBOL Libertadores | 3 | 4.33 | 1 | 0 |
| Brasileiro Serie A | 2 | – | – | – |
| Pernambucano - 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Serie D | 1 | – | – | – |
Season by season
| Season | Competition | Matches | Yellow cards per match | Red cards per match | Penalties per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Brasileiro Serie B | 7 | 3.71 | 0.71 | 0.14 |
| Brasileiro Serie A | 13 | 5.46 | 0.31 | 0.31 | |
| Brasileiro Serie A | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 2025 | Brasileiro Serie A | 17 | 4.71 | 0.12 | 0.35 |
| Brasileiro Serie B | 5 | 5.40 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 3 | 6.33 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Copa Libertadores | 2 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Campeonato Pernambucano A1 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 2024 | Brasileiro Serie A | 12 | 5.33 | 0.42 | 0.25 |
| Brasileiro Serie B | 6 | 3.50 | 0.33 | 0.17 | |
| Serie D | 1 | – | – | – | |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 4 | 4.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Copa Libertadores | 1 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | |
| 2022 | Brasileiro Serie A | 1 | – | – | – |
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