🚥 HSV star sets record for fastest yellow-red cards as sub | OneFootball

Sometimes it takes just a few seconds for a fresh player to make more of an impression than he would like. While others are still tying their shoelaces, some are already seeing yellow – and shortly after, yellow-red.

The "traffic light card" (yellow-red) after being substituted in is the quirkiest way to make yourself unforgettable as a super-sub.

HSV star Immanuel Pherai had to experience this for himself on Sunday afternoon, when he had probably the shortest workday ever during the away game in Cologne. Arno Dübel would be proud of him!

We took a look at who else in Bundesliga history has opted for the short route back to the dressing room! The following 'kicker' ranking from November 2020 now has a new leader!

The fastest yellow-red cards after substitution

Twelve minutes: Raphael Framberger (FC Augsburg, 2020/2021)

Eleven minutes: Paul-Georges Ntep (VfL Wolfsburg, 2017/2018)

Ten minutes: Sandro Wagner (Hertha BSC, 2013/2014)

Nine minutes: Jonathas (Hannover 96, 2018/2019)

Seven minutes: Heiko Scholz (Dynamo Dresden, 1991/1992), Jörg Böhme (Arminia Bielefeld, 2007/2008)

Six minutes: Vincent Kompany (HSV, 2007/2008)

Four minutes: Thomas Schneider (VfB Stuttgart, 1998/1999), Sejad Salihovic (TSG Hoffenheim, 2012/2013), Deyovaisio Zeefuik (Hertha BSC, 2020/2021)

Two minutes: Immanuel Pherai (HSV, 2025/2026)

The Hamburg player has beaten the "best" record of his predecessors by a whopping two minutes! But even Pherai can't keep up with the following player.

It took just ten seconds, measured by hand, before the rabble-rouser sub was sent off the field by the referee again. Will a Bundesliga pro ever manage that in the future?

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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