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Ricardo Montero
Costa RicaReferee2015–2026Results and referee statistics · All competitions
- 139
- Matches
- 4.53
- Cards/game
- 164
- Yellow cards
- 8
- Red cards
- 13
- Penalties
- 12
- Seasons
Data coverage: cards in 38 of 139 matches, fouls in 40, penalties in 35. Averages use only known data.
Career statistics
| Competition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | 12 | 51* | 4* | 55* | 303 | 4* | |
| Major League Soccer | 15 | 60 | 1 | 61 | 363 | 4 | |
| US Open Cup | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Major League Soccer | 4 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 104 | 3 | |
| Primera División | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| CONCACAF Nations League | 2 | 2* | 0* | 2* | 32* | 1* | |
| Leagues Cup | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 1 | |
| Primera División | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| CONCACAF Nations League | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| CONCACAF Champions League | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 0 | |
| Friendly | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | — | |
| Primera División | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| CONCACAF Champions League | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 0 | |
| Gold Cup | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | |
| Primera División | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| CONCACAF Champions League | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Primera División | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| CONCACAF Nations League | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Friendly | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | — | |
| UNCAF Cup | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 3 | 3* | 0* | 3* | 38* | — | |
| Copa América | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 0 | |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
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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4.00
20254.64
2026Yellow cards per game · scale 0–4.64 · dash = too little data
Then4.32per game · 2016–2025 · 19 matches
Now4.32per game · 2025–2026 · 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | Copa América | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 2016 | FIFA World Cup qualification | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2017 | UNCAF Cup | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | Friendly | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 2019/20 | Primera División | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | CONCACAF Nations League | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | CONCACAF Champions League | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Primera División | 22 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | CONCACAF Champions League | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Primera División | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | FIFA World Cup qualification | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2021 | Gold Cup | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2022 | CONCACAF Champions League | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 2022/23 | Primera División | 24 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | CONCACAF Nations League | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | Friendly | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Primera División | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | Leagues Cup | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 2023 | CONCACAF Nations League | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2024 | Major League Soccer | 4 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 2025 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 15 | 60 | 4.00 |
| 2025 | US Open Cup | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026 | Major League Soccer | 12 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 |