A first look at the referees appointed to officiate Euro 2021

Ref Watch: Euro 2021

Euro 2021 is now just under two months away from starting, and while the spotlight may firmly be shining on the players and their respective countries ahead of the tournament kicking off on June 11, the full list of officials who have been selected to referee at the competition was released on Wednesday night. 

We’ve taken a deepdive into each referee’s stats from this season, to see which officials rank either higher or lower in the cards department in the hope that it will aid you when choosing your bets at the Euros this summer. It must be noted that several names in the list do not regularly take charge of games in a domestic league, instead their only appearances come in the Champions/Europa League and international fixtures.

Felix Brych (Germany) 

• Domestic League: Bundesliga 
• Champions/Europa League: Yes
• Internationals: Yes
• Appearances (overall): 29
• Yellow cards per game: 3.10
• Red cards: 5

Cuneyt Cakir (Turkey) 

• Domestic League: Turkish Super Lig
• Champions/Europa League: Yes
• Internationals: Yes
• Appearances (overall): 27
• Yellow cards per game: 3.41
• Red cards: 6

Carlos Del Cerro Grande (Spain) 

• Domestic League: La Liga
• Champions/Europa League: Yes
• Internationals: Yes
• Appearances (overall): 29
• Yellow cards per game: 4.69
• Red cards: 7

Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

• Domestic League: N/A
• Champions/Europa League: Yes
• Internationals: Yes
• Appearances (overall): 10
• Yellow cards per game: 3.10
• Red cards: 2

Orel Grinfeeld (Israel)

• Domestic League: N/A
• Champions/Europa League: Yes
• Internationals: Yes
• Appearances (overall): 9
• Yellow cards per game: 4.22
• Red cards: 3

Ovidiu Alin Hategan (Romania) 

• Domestic League: N/A
• Champions/Europa League: Yes
• Internationals: Yes
• Appearances (overall): 10
• Yellow cards per game: 2.90
• Red cards: 2

Sergei Karasev (Russia) 

• Domestic League: Russian Premier League
• Champions/Europa League: Yes
• Internationals: Yes
• Appearances (overall): 21
• Yellow cards per game: 4.76
• Red cards: 8

Istvan Kovacs (Romania) 

• Domestic League: N/A
• Champions/Europa League: Yes
• Internationals: Yes
• Appearances (overall): 10
• Yellow cards per game: 3.80
• Red cards: 2

Bjorn Kuipers (Netherlands)

• Domestic League: Eredivisie 
• Champions/Europa League: Yes
• Internationals: Yes
• Appearances (overall): 29
• Yellow cards per game: 2.31
• Red cards: 3

Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) 

• Domestic League: Eredivisie
• Champions/Europa League: Yes
• Internationals: Yes
• Appearances (overall): 30
• Yellow cards per game: 3.33
• Red cards: 7

Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz (Spain) 

• Domestic League: La Liga
• Champions/Europa League: Yes
• Internationals: Yes
• Appearances (overall): 23
• Yellow cards per game: 4.65
• Red cards: 2

Michael Oliver (England) 

• Domestic League: English Premier League
• Champions/Europa League: Yes
• Internationals: Yes
• Appearances (overall): 33
• Yellow cards per game: 3.09
• Red cards: 4

Daniele Orsato (Italy) 

• Domestic League: Serie A
• Champions/Europa League: Yes
• Internationals: Yes
• Appearances (overall): 20
• Yellow cards per game: 4.50
• Red cards: 4

Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias (Portugal) 

• Domestic League: Portuguese Primeira Liga
• Champions/Europa League: Yes
• Internationals: Yes
• Appearances (overall): 33
• Yellow cards per game: 3.84
• Red cards: 4

Daniel Siebert (Germany) 

• Domestic League: Bundesliga
• Champions/Europa League: Yes
• Internationals: Yes
• Appearances (overall): 28
• Yellow cards per game: 3.93
• Red cards: 2

Anthony Taylor (England) 

• Domestic League: English Premier League
• Champions/Europa League: Yes
• Internationals: Yes
• Appearances (overall): 31
• Yellow cards per game: 3.16
• Red cards: 4

Clément Turpin (France) 

• Domestic League: Ligue 1 
• Champions/Europa League: Yes
• Internationals: Yes
• Appearances (overall): 23
• Yellow cards per game: 3.22
• Red cards: 6

Slavko Vincic (Slovenia) 

• Domestic League: N/A
• Champions/Europa League: Yes
• Internationals: Yes
• Appearances (overall): 8
• Yellow cards per game: 3.00
• Red cards: 0

In addition to these names, Stephanie Frappart will become the first female official to be involved in a men's European Championship.

The Frenchwoman was not named among the 18 referees to take charge of the 51 Euro 2021 games but she will be involved as a support match official, working either as a fourth official or a reserve assistant referee.