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Sander van der Eijk
NetherlandsReferee2019–2026Results and referee statistics · All competitions
- 145
- Matches
- 3.61
- Cards/game
- 449
- Yellow cards
- 35
- Red cards
- 30
- Penalties
- 9
- Seasons
Data coverage: cards in 134 of 145 matches, fouls in 134, penalties in 130. Averages use only known data.
Career statistics
| Competition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie | 5 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 105 | 0* | |
| UEFA Europa League | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | |
| Friendly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | |
| UEFA Nations League | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 27 | — | |
| Eredivisie | 21 | 74 | 5 | 79 | 446 | 2 | |
| UEFA Europa League | 4 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 106 | 1 | |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 4 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 86 | 3 | |
| KNVB Beker | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | |
| Friendlies Clubs | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Eredivisie | 18 | 58 | 6 | 64 | 379 | 5 | |
| KNVB Beker | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 0 | |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 0 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| UEFA Europa League | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Eredivisie | 18 | 66 | 4 | 70 | 378 | 3 | |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 0 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 31 | — | |
| KNVB Beker | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | |
| UEFA Euro qualification | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | |
| Eredivisie | 14 | 41 | 3 | 44 | 275 | 5 | |
| KNVB Beker | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 0 | |
| Friendlies Clubs | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Eredivisie | 12 | 48 | 5 | 53 | 247 | 2 | |
| KNVB Beker | 2 | 2* | 0* | 2* | 16* | 1* | |
| Friendlies Clubs | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Eredivisie | 10 | 34 | 5 | 39 | 190 | 3 | |
| KNVB Beker | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | |
| Eredivisie | 7 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 149 | 5 | |
| KNVB Beker | 2 | 1* | 0* | 1* | 31* | 0* | |
| Eredivisie | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 0 |
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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2018/19—
2.75
2019/203.27
2020/213.85
2021/222.81
2022/233.87
2023/243.04
2024/253.53
2025/263.25
2026/27Yellow cards per game · scale 0–3.87 · dash = too little data
Then3.37per game · 2019–2024 · 67 matches
Now3.33per game · 2024–2026 · 67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | Eredivisie | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 2019/20 | Eredivisie | 7 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 2019/20 | KNVB Beker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2020/21 | Eredivisie | 10 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 |
| 2020/21 | KNVB Beker | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2021/22 | Eredivisie | 12 | 12 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 2021/22 | KNVB Beker | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2021/22 | Friendlies Clubs | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Eredivisie | 14 | 14 | 41 | 2.93 |
| 2022/23 | KNVB Beker | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 2022 | Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 2023/24 | Eredivisie | 18 | 18 | 66 | 3.67 |
| 2023/24 | KNVB Beker | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 2023/24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 2023 | UEFA Euro qualification | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 2024/25 | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | UEFA Europa League | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Eredivisie | 18 | 18 | 58 | 3.22 |
| 2024/25 | KNVB Beker | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 2024/25 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 2025/26 | UEFA Europa League | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 2025/26 | Eredivisie | 21 | 21 | 74 | 3.52 |
| 2025/26 | KNVB Beker | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2025 | Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 2025 | FIFA World Cup qualification | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026/27 | UEFA Europa League | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026/27 | Eredivisie | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 2026 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2026 | Friendly | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2026 | UEFA Nations League | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |