Footballers are at all times desperate to impress on their first look for a brand new membership or worldwide group.
However debuts don’t at all times finish nicely. Generally, the added stress or need to ship may cause stress and result in errors, at instances even aggression.
From the Premier League to European video games and worldwide soccer, here’s a have a look at the boys’s gamers who had been despatched off on their debut…
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after receiving a purple card whereas enjoying for Juventus towards Valencia in September 2018. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at Juventus as a five-time Champions League winner and at earlier membership Actual Madrid, the Portuguese had received the competitors for the earlier three seasons.
However issues didn’t begin nicely for Ronaldo within the Champions League at Juventus because the Portuguese was proven a straight purple card after showing to seize the hair of Valencia defender Jeison Murillo halfway by means of the primary half of a sport at Mestalla in September 2018. Referee Felix Brych reached for his purple card after consulting together with his assistant and Ronaldo left the pitch in tears. Regardless of shedding Cristiano, Juve went on to win the sport 2-0.
Bernardo Corradi (Manchester Metropolis)
Bernardo Corradi (centre) reacts after his purple card for Manchester Metropolis towards Chelsea in August 2006. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Manchester Metropolis endured a depressing afternoon towards Chelsea at Stamford Bridge within the Premier League in August 2006.
The Sky Blues had been overwhelmed 3-0 and Bernardo Corradi, making his Premier League debut, was despatched off within the 63rd minute after two bookable offences.
Gheorghe Hagi (Brescia)
Gheorghe Hagi in motion for Brescia within the 1992/93 season. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
It was considerably shocking when Gheorghe Hagi signed for Brescia in 1992, on the age of 27, however the Romanian rebuilt his popularity in Serie A after a tough couple of seasons at Actual Madrid.
Hagi went on to hitch Barcelona in 1994, however revealed he was wished by Napoli as a substitute for Diego Maradona at the moment. In September 1992, the attacking midfielder made his Serie A debut at Napoli in a 0-0 draw and was despatched off with 9 minutes remaining.
Florian Thauvin (Tigres)
Florian Thauvin in motion for Tigres towards Puebla in January 2022. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Florian Thauvin signed for Mexican facet Tigres in Might 2021 and the French winger was welcomed by followers in a lavish presentation on the Monterrey outfit.
Thauvin, who was a part of the France squad which received the World Cup in 2018, was despatched off 35 minutes into his debut towards Santos Laguna. The attacker had additionally been dismissed on his return to Marseille on mortgage from Newcastle United in 2016.
Joe Cole (Liverpool)
Joe Cole leaves the pitch after his purple card enjoying for Liverpool towards Arsenal in August 2010. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Joe Cole left Chelsea for Liverpool in the summertime of 2010, however the England winger’s time at Anfield was not notably productive.
Cole made simply 42 appearances for the Reds, scoring 5 objectives, and was proven a straight purple card on his debut towards Arsenal after 45 minutes for a problem on Laurent Koscielny. The Belgian was additionally despatched off later within the sport, which completed 1-1.
Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal)
Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny is shipped off towards Liverpool in August 2010. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Laurent Koscielny signed for Arsenal from Lorient in the summertime of 2010 and the Belgian defender was despatched off on his Premier League debut, the identical sport during which Joe Cole additionally noticed purple on his Liverpool bow.
Cole was despatched off for a foul on Koscielny on the finish of the primary half. And within the last minute of the edges’ 1-1 draw at Anfield, the Belgian was penalised for handball and proven a second yellow card by referee Martin Atkinson.
Federico Fazio (Tottenham)
Tottenham’s Federico Fazio is shipped off in a sport towards Manchester Metropolis in October 2014. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Federico Fazio got here into the Tottenham group for his Premier League debut in a sport away to Manchester Metropolis in October 2014.
However the Argentine defender noticed purple after 67 minutes for a foul on Sergio Agüero which denied his compatriot a goalscoring alternative. Spurs misplaced the sport 4-1 and Fazio was additionally despatched off on his return to Sevilla on mortgage in 2016.
Fabio Grosso (Perugia)
Fabio Grosso in motion for Perugia towards Inter in August 2001. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Fabio Grosso signed for Perugia in the summertime of 2001 and the previous Italy defender made his Serie A debut towards Inter on the San Siro in August.
The match didn’t go nicely for the guests, ending in a 4-1 defeat for Perugia, with Grosso dismissed for a second bookable offence within the last minute. The left-back, who hit the profitable penalty as Italy beat France within the 2006 World Cup last, later spent a season at Inter.
Walter Samuel (Actual Madrid)
Walter Samuel in motion for Actual Madrid in February 2005. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Walter Samuel signed for Actual Madrid with an enormous popularity, however the Argentine centre-back was rather more suited to Serie A and spent only a season in Spain.
Despatched off for 2 bookable offences on his La Liga debut as Madrid misplaced 1-0 at Espanyol, Samuel made 40 appearances within the 2004/05 season for Los Blancos, however returned to Italy with Inter in the summertime of 2005.
Gervinho (Arsenal)
Arsenal’s Gervinho is shipped off on his Premier League debut towards Newcastle United in August 2011. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Arsenal had been held to a goalless draw away to Newcastle United on the opening day of the Premier League season in August 2011.
Gervinho was making his debut for the Gunners, however the Ivorian was despatched off on 72 minutes for slapping Joey Barton after the midfielder had dragged the previous Roma participant again to his toes following a problem within the space.
Thomas Vermaelen (Roma)
Roma’s Thomas Vermaelen is shipped off towards Porto in a Champions League play-off in August 2016. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Former Arsenal centre-back Thomas Vermaelen joined Roma on mortgage from Barcelona for the 2016/17 season.
However the Belgian defender acquired off to an inauspicious begin at his new membership as he was despatched off simply 41 minutes into his debut towards Porto within the first leg of a Champions League play-off in August 2016. The sport completed 1-1, however Roma misplaced the return 3-0 at residence and Vermaelen went on to make solely 12 appearances for the Giallorossi.
Ronald Araújo (Barcelona)
Ronald Araujo walks off the pitch after being despatched off on his Barcelona debut towards Sevilla in October 2019. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Ronald Araújo got here off the bench to make his Barcelona debut towards Sevilla in a LaLiga sport at Camp Nou in October 2019.
Barça received the match 4-0, however the Uruguayan defender lasted simply 14 minutes on the pitch after he was despatched off for a foul on Javier Hernández. The choice was a controversial one and Ousmane Dembélé additionally noticed purple as Barça gamers protested the decision to referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz.
João Félix (Chelsea)
Chelsea’s Joao Felix brings down Fulham’s Kenny Tete and is shipped off in a Premier League sport in January 2023. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
João Félix joined Chelsea on mortgage from Atlético Madrid in January 2023, however the Portuguese winger endured a tough debut.
Despatched off within the 58th minute for a harmful sort out on Kenny Tete, Félix was later given a three-match ban. He returned to Chelsea in a everlasting switch in August 2024.
Mark van Bommel (AC Milan)
Mark van Bommel is shipped off on his Serie A debut for AC Milan towards Catania in January 2011. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Mark van Bommel was despatched off pretty steadily throughout his profession and the defensive midfielder was dismissed on his last-ever look, enjoying for PSV in a 3-1 loss to FC Twente in Might 2013.
Van Bommel had beforehand joined AC Milan from Bayern Munich in January 2011 and was red-carded within the 54th minute of his Serie A debut towards Catania after selecting up two yellow playing cards in a 2-0 win for the Rossoneri.
Graeme Souness (Rangers)
Rangers’ Graeme Souness leaves the pitch after being despatched off for a problem on Hibs’ George McCluskey, who’s carried off for remedy, in August 1986. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Graeme Souness left Sampdoria to develop into Rangers’ player-manager in the summertime of 1986 and the previous Scotland midfielder led the Glasgow giants to the title in his first season at Ibrox.
However Souness’ debut didn’t go nicely as he was despatched off for 2 bookable offences in a 2-1 loss at Hibs, the second of which left George McCluskey with a bloody knee wound at Easter Street.
Luis Suárez (Uruguay)
Luis Suarez in motion for Uruguay towards Colombia in September 2013. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
By no means removed from controversy in his worldwide profession, Luis Suárez infuriated Ghana followers together with his handball on the road to cease a late winner for the Black Stars within the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals and was despatched residence from the 2014 match for biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini.
Suárez was additionally despatched off on his worldwide debut for Uruguay, given his marching orders for dissent in a second yellow card 5 minutes from time because the Celeste beat Colombia 3-1 in Cúcuta in February 2007.
Jonathan Woodgate (Actual Madrid)
Jonathan Woodgate in motion towards Athletic Membership on his Actual Madrid debut in September 2005. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Jonathan Woodgate signed for Actual Madrid from Newcastle United in August 2004, however the centre-back missed the whole 2004/05 season as a result of harm.
Woodgate lastly made his Madrid debut in September 2005 and it was an eventful one for the defender as he scored an own-goal and was later despatched off for a second bookable offence in a 3-1 win towards Athletic Membership on the Santiago Bernabéu. He would go on to make simply 14 appearances for Los Blancos.
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Lionel Messi is consoled by Argentina team-mate Hernan Crespo after being despatched off on his worldwide debut towards Hungary in August 2005. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Lionel Messi’s worldwide debut with Argentina lasted simply 47 seconds after he was despatched off towards Hungary in August 2005.
Launched as a second-half substitute in a pleasant in Budapest, Messi noticed purple for lashing out at Hungary’s Vilmos Vanczák in an especially harsh choice, with the defender having exaggerated the contact. Proven the purple card by referee Markus Merk, the Barcelona ahead left the pitch in tears. “It was not like I had dreamed it will be,” he mentioned afterwards. Argentina received the match 2-1.
