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Ismail Elfath
USAReferee2015–2026Results and referee statistics · All competitions
- 253
- Matches
- 4.13
- Cards/game
- 924
- Yellow cards
- 60
- Red cards
- 79
- Penalties
- 12
- Seasons
Data coverage: cards in 238 of 253 matches, fouls in 222, penalties in 229. Averages use only known data.
Career statistics
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
3.08
20153.42
20162.95
20173.48
20184.12
20194.00
20204.38
20214.96
20224.40
20234.29
2024—
2025—
4.00
2026Yellow cards per game · scale 0–4.96 · dash = too little data
Then3.43per game · 2015–2020 · 119 matches
Now4.34per game · 2020–2026 · 119 matches
26 % more yellow cards per game than early in his career.
Season by season, with sample sizes
| Season | Competition | Matches | With data | Yellow cards | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 24 | 74 | 3.08 |
| 2016 | Major League Soccer | 19 | 19 | 65 | 3.42 |
| 2017 | Major League Soccer | 22 | 22 | 65 | 2.95 |
| 2017/18 | Pro League | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 23 | 78 | 3.39 |
| 2018 | Friendly | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 2019 | FIFA Club World Cup | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | Major League Soccer | 18 | 17 | 70 | 4.12 |
| 2019 | Gold Cup | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | Major League Soccer | 20 | 19 | 76 | 4.00 |
| 2021 | CONCACAF Champions League | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | Major League Soccer | 17 | 17 | 72 | 4.24 |
| 2021 | FIFA World Cup qualification | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | Gold Cup | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 2021 | Gold Cup qualification | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | Major League Soccer | 19 | 19 | 99 | 5.21 |
| 2022 | FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 2022 | Friendly | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | World Cup | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 2023 | CONCACAF Champions League | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 2023 | Major League Soccer | 18 | 18 | 78 | 4.33 |
| 2023/24 | Pro League | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 2023 | Friendlies Clubs | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | Leagues Cup | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 2023 | CONCACAF Nations League | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2024 | CONCACAF Champions League | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 2024 | J1 League | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 2024 | J-League Cup | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024 | Major League Soccer | 7 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 2024 | Copa América | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2024 | Copa América qualification | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2024 | FIFA World Cup qualification | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 2025 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 2025 | Arab Cup | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2025 | CONCACAF Nations League | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2026 | CONCACAF Champions League | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 2026 | Major League Soccer | 16 | 16 | 66 | 4.13 |
| 2026/27 | Pro League | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 2026 | Friendly | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 2026 | World Cup | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 |