5 defenders who have received the highest number of red cards

#3 "Alexis" Ruano Delgado

There were high hopes for Alexis when he started at Valencia, he never lived up to them

Another Spanish defender makes it to this rather dubious list in the form of Deportivo Alaves' central defender "Alexis" Ruano Delgado.

He is 32 years old now in the course of his career, he has played for some of Spain's storied clubs like Malaga, Sevilla, and Valencia.

However, his career has been characterized by temper tantrums that have often landed him in trouble with referees and in addition to that, he is also prone to making risky challenges.

Hence, it is not really a surprise that he figures so high on the list with a total of 22 red cards in his career at the top level and it is also one of the reasons why he could not graduate to playing for the biggest clubs.