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Ricardo Montero

Nationality
Costa Rica
Matches
42In our archive since
  • Major League Soccer32
  • USL Championship10

This season (2026)

13Matches
4.38Yellow cards per match13 matches
0.38Red cards per match13 matches
0.46Penalties per match13 matches

Career

42Matches
4.31Yellow cards per match32 matches
0.22Red cards per match32 matches
0.34Penalties per match32 matches
25.03Fouls per match

Strictness rankingMajor League Soccer

Ricardo Montero shows 4.47 yellow cards per match, 10% above the league average (4.05): number 9 of 28 referees.

  1. 1Alexis Da Silva19 matches4.89
  2. 2Chris Penso22 matches4.86
  3. 3Malik Badawi16 matches4.75
  4. 4Guido Gonzales Jr15 matches4.67
  5. 5Victor Rivas26 matches4.62
  6. 6Ramy Touchan12 matches4.58
  7. 7Rosendo Mendoza27 matches4.56
  8. 8Fotis Bazakos21 matches4.48
  9. 9Ricardo Montero15 matches4.47
  10. 10Joseph Dickerson20 matches4.45
  11. 11Drew Fischer24 matches4.38
  12. 12Armando Villarrea16 matches4.38
  13. 13Jon Freemon25 matches4.36
  14. 14Ricardo Fierro13 matches4.23
  15. 15Elijio Arreguin14 matches4.21
  16. 16Tori Penso20 matches3.95
  17. 17Rubiel Vazquez27 matches3.89
  18. 18Ismail Elfath19 matches3.79
  19. 19Nabil Bensalah8 matches3.75
  20. 20Sergii Demianchuk15 matches3.73
  21. 21Allen Chapman26 matches3.54
  22. 22Filip Dujic16 matches3.44
  23. 23Lorenzo Hernandez17 matches3.41
  24. 24Pierre-Luc Lauziere22 matches3.36
  25. 25Tim Ford16 matches3.31
  26. 26Sergiy Boyko17 matches3.24
  27. 27Marcos De Oliveira16 matches2.94
  28. 28Jair Antonio Maruffo14 matches2.50

League average 4.05

Referees with at least 8 matches

Cards per matchLast 20 matches with card data

  • Yellow cards
  • Red cards
Last 20 matches with card data · Average 4.5510/08/25 · 2 - 2 · Yellow cards: 624/08/25 · 1 - 1 · Yellow cards: 431/08/25 · 2 - 3 · Yellow cards: 620/09/25 · 1 - 1 · Yellow cards: 228/09/25 · 1 - 4 · Yellow cards: 528/09/25 · 1 - 4 · Red cards: 112/10/25 · 1 - 0 · Yellow cards: 528/02/26 · 1 - 0 · Yellow cards: 615/03/26 · 3 - 3 · Yellow cards: 504/04/26 · 3 - 2 · Yellow cards: 804/04/26 · 3 - 2 · Red cards: 313/04/26 · 1 - 1 · Yellow cards: 523/04/26 · 1 - 2 · Yellow cards: 414/05/26 · 3 - 1 · Yellow cards: 323/07/26 · 3 - 1 · Yellow cards: 423/07/26 · 3 - 1 · Red cards: 126/07/26 · 3 - 1 · Yellow cards: 402/08/26 · 2 - 2 · Yellow cards: 520/08/26 · 0 - 1 · Yellow cards: 310/09/26 · 2 - 0 · Yellow cards: 413/09/26 · 4 - 2 · Yellow cards: 313/09/26 · 4 - 2 · Red cards: 115/10/26 · 0 - 3 · Yellow cards: 3Average 4.5511

Results in his matchesFrom 42 finished matches

Results in his matches: Home win 45%, Draw 29%, Away win 26%Home win: 45%Draw: 29%Away win: 26%42matches
  • Home win45%
  • Draw29%
  • Away win26%

Home / awayYellow cards · 32 matches

  • Home teams63 yellow cards · 46%
  • Away teams75 yellow cards · 54%

Away teams saw 19% more yellow cards.

By competition

CompetitionMatchesYellow / matchRed cardsPenalties
Major League Soccer324.31711
USL Championship10–––

Season by season

SeasonCompetitionMatchesYellow cards per matchRed cards per matchPenalties per match
2026MLS134.380.380.46
2025MLS154.000.070.20
2024USL, Championship10–––
MLS45.250.250.50

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