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Joey Kooij
NetherlandsReferee2018–2026Results and referee statistics · All competitions
- 145
- Matches
- 3.52
- Cards/game
- 433
- Yellow cards
- 25
- Red cards
- 34
- Penalties
- 10
- Seasons
Data coverage: cards in 130 of 145 matches, fouls in 132, penalties in 127. Averages use only known data.
Career statistics
| Competition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie | 6 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 159 | 4* | |
| UEFA Champions League | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Friendlies Clubs | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | — | |
| Friendly | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | |
| UEFA Nations League | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 36 | — | |
| Eredivisie | 18 | 50 | 1 | 51 | 381 | 4 | |
| KNVB Beker | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 69 | 1 | |
| Friendlies Clubs | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| UEFA Champions League | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 0 | |
| Eredivisie | 20 | 68 | 4 | 72 | 423 | 4 | |
| KNVB Beker | 3 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 67 | 1 | |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 2 | 9* | 0* | 9* | 27* | 0* | |
| UEFA Champions League | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Super Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | |
| UEFA Nations League | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | |
| Eredivisie | 15 | 46 | 3 | 49 | 323 | 3 | |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 4 | 19* | 0* | 19* | 85* | 2* | |
| KNVB Beker | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | |
| Friendlies Clubs | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Eredivisie | 15 | 45* | 4* | 49* | 282 | 0 | |
| KNVB Beker | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 0 | |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Eredivisie | 11 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 238 | 2 | |
| KNVB Beker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | |
| Eredivisie | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 53 | 2 | |
| Friendlies Clubs | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Eredivisie | 12 | 45 | 4 | 49 | 310 | 3 | |
| KNVB Beker | 3 | 2* | 0* | 2* | 23* | 0* | |
| Eredivisie | 11 | 43 | 4 | 47 | 281 | 5 | |
| Eredivisie | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 1 |
MP: completed matches · YC: yellow cards · RC: red cards. * Partial coverage. — No data. Per-match values use matches with known data. Open a season row for coverage details.
Progress
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2017/18—
3.91
2018/193.62
2019/20—
2020/21—
2.50
2021/223.33
2022/233.58
2023/243.58
2024/252.86
2025/263.63
2026/27Yellow cards per game · scale 0–3.91 · dash = too little data
Then3.31per game · 2018–2023 · 65 matches
Now3.35per game · 2023–2026 · 65 matches
The difference is no larger than chance can explain.
Season by season, with sample sizes
| Season | Competition | Matches | With data | Yellow cards | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | Eredivisie | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 2018/19 | Eredivisie | 11 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 2019/20 | Eredivisie | 12 | 12 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 2019/20 | KNVB Beker | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2020/21 | Eredivisie | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 2020 | Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Eredivisie | 11 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 |
| 2021/22 | KNVB Beker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2022/23 | Eredivisie | 15 | 14 | 45 | 3.21 |
| 2022/23 | KNVB Beker | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 2022/23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Eredivisie | 15 | 15 | 46 | 3.07 |
| 2023/24 | KNVB Beker | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2023 | Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 4 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 2024/25 | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Eredivisie | 20 | 20 | 68 | 3.40 |
| 2024/25 | KNVB Beker | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 2024 | Super Cup | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2024/25 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 2024 | UEFA Nations League | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2025/26 | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Eredivisie | 18 | 18 | 50 | 2.78 |
| 2025/26 | KNVB Beker | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 2025 | Friendlies Clubs | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 2026/27 | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026/27 | Eredivisie | 6 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 2026 | Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026 | Friendly | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2026 | UEFA Nations League | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |