Referee Profile

Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

Spain
La Liga Referee Event coverage · 100%
Birth DateMay 24, 1991
BirthplacePontevedra (Pontevedra)
FederationRFEF
Top-flight DebutAug 21, 2021
Biography

About Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz is a Spanish football referee born in Pontevedra (Pontevedra), Spain on 24 May 1991. He made his La Liga debut on 21 August 2021. He is part of the current top-flight refereeing pool in Spain and is regularly relevant for pre-match analysis, appointment previews and VAR-focused discussion.

In the 2025/26 La Liga season, Muñiz Ruiz has officiated 13 league matches, averaging 25.69 fouls, 0.54 penalties, 5.08 yellow cards and 0.38 red cards per game. Those numbers point to a strict and card-heavy profile, with a noticeable tendency to point to the spot, and heavy yellow-card output. For The VAR Verdict, that statistical snapshot helps readers understand the disciplinary threshold and general tone he has shown this season.

Referee Style Strict and card-heavy
Officiating record

Matches

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Match history

Recent Matches

Historical coverage is selective. We only show seasons and competitions where our sources provide enough verified referee data, so some older seasons may not be available.

Trusted archive

Full Match History

36 matches
La Liga 2024/25 · April 19, 2025
Mallorca 0–0 Leganes
3 0 PEN 0 VAR 0 Details
La Liga 2024/25 · April 5, 2025
Girona 0–1 Deportivo Alavés
6 0 PEN 0 VAR 0 Details
La Liga 2024/25 · March 16, 2025
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol
5 0 PEN 0 VAR 0 Details
La Liga 2024/25 · February 24, 2025
Sevilla FC 1–1 Mallorca
4 0 PEN 0 VAR 0 Details
La Liga 2024/25 · February 1, 2025
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Real Madrid CF
2 0 PEN 0 VAR 0 Details
La Liga 2024/25 · January 19, 2025
CA Osasuna 1–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
5 0 PEN 0 VAR 0 Details
La Liga 2024/25 · December 22, 2024
Leganes 2–5 Villarreal CF
3 2 PEN 3 VAR 1 Details
La Liga 2024/25 · December 7, 2024
Real Betis Balompié 2–2 FC Barcelona
3 0 PEN 1 VAR 1 Details
La Liga 2024/25 · November 23, 2024
Las Palmas 2–3 Mallorca
6 1 PEN 1 VAR 0 Details
La Liga 2024/25 · November 3, 2024
Sevilla FC 0–2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol
3 0 PEN 1 VAR 1 Details
La Liga 2024/25 · October 19, 2024
CA Osasuna 1–2 Real Betis Balompié
3 1 PEN 0 VAR 0 Details
La Liga 2024/25 · September 28, 2024
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Leganes
3 0 PEN 0 VAR 0 Details
La Liga 2024/25 · September 24, 2024
Real Madrid CF 3–2 Deportivo Alavés
4 0 PEN 0 VAR 0 Details
La Liga 2024/25 · September 15, 2024
Girona 1–4 FC Barcelona
5 1 PEN 0 VAR 0 Details
La Liga 2024/25 · August 27, 2024
Mallorca 0–0 Sevilla FC
1 1 PEN 0 VAR 0 Details
La Liga 2024/25 · August 15, 2024
Athletic Club 1–1 Getafe CF
5 0 PEN 0 VAR 0 Details
Career

Competition & Season History

Historical coverage is selective. Only seasons with sufficient verified referee data are shown; some competitions and older seasons are intentionally unavailable when coverage is incomplete.

La Liga

Spain
35trusted matches

2025/26

100% event coverage · 86.6% league referee coverage
Good coverage
Matches17
Yellow78
Red6
Penalties5
VAR Events4
VAR Apps—

2024/25

100% event coverage · 90.5% league referee coverage
Excellent coverage
Matches18
Yellow70
Red6
Penalties7
VAR Events3
VAR Apps—

UEFA Champions League

Europe
1trusted matches

2025/26

100% event coverage · 73.2% league referee coverage
Partial coverage
Matches1
Yellow5
Red2
Penalties1
VAR Events1
VAR Apps—

Tracked Statistics Snapshot

Matches36
Yellow Cards153
Red Cards14
Penalties13
Yellow / Covered Match4.25
Red / Covered Match0.39
Penalty / Covered Match0.36
VAR & Discipline

VAR Record

Explicit VAR Events8Provider-coded incidents
VAR Appointments—Structured role coverage unavailable
Goal Cancelled4Explicit provider event
VAR Penalty4Explicit provider event

VAR event counts describe provider-coded incidents. They do not represent The VAR Verdict's editorial judgment on whether a decision was correct or incorrect.

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