A Jordanian footballer earned the distinction of receiving the swiftest red card in the annals of the sport after being dismissed within seconds of the commencement of the match.

Jordan’s national team striker Bakr Kamal Kalbouni was sent off in the AFC U-20 Youth Championship match between his country and Tajikistan.

Just 5 seconds after the start of the match, the Jordanian national team striker violently attacked Makhrobun Karimov, the Tajik player, so that the referee issued a red card in the face of the Jordanian player, making it the fastest red card in the history of football.

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– Al Sharq Newspaper – Qatar (@alsharq_portal) March 4, 2023

The case of the fastest expulsion in football was for French defender Jean-Clair Todibo, during his team’s match against Nice against Angers on September 18, 2022, when he was expelled 9 seconds after the start of the confrontation in the French League in the 2022-2023 season, according to what Al-Jazeera reported from the Spanish newspaper Marca.