CS
César
Soto
REFEREE · 91 appearances
Spain · RFEF · UEFA
César Soto Grado
⚽Spain referee · 10 competitions
Career Stats
10 comps91
total appearances
11
Referee
2
Asst. Ref
36
4th Official
23
VAR
19
AVAR
Domestic 0International 91
Season-by-Season Activity
'20/21
1
'21/22
11
'22/23
12
'23/24
7
'25/26
21
RefereeAR4th OfficialVARAVAR
| Season | Total | Ref | AR | 4th | VAR | AVAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 21 | 1 | — | 2 | 13 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 12 | 5 | — | 6 | — | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 11 | — | 1 | 10 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 39 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 |
Career Milestones
Career-firsts tracked in our database.
Match Activity
52 matches · 6 yearsRole:RefereeVARAVARNo match
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Top 2% among Spain officials
Peer Benchmark
Match Count98%
Seasons Active91%
Competitions96%
Median in Spain: 4 matches · 1 season
Most-Officiated Teams
Least-Officiated Teams
Clubs in their current competition, ordered by how seldom this official has worked their matches.
Each number = matches officiated involving that club · 0× = never officiated them
Frequently Works With
- 1Alejandro José Hernández HernándezReferee23×
- 2José Luis Munuera MonteroFourth Official19×
- 3Carlos del Cerro GrandeReferee19×
- 4Juan Martínez MunueraVAR17×
- 5Raúl Cabañero MartínezAssistant Referee 116×
- 6Guillermo Cuadra FernándezVAR15×
- 7José María Sánchez MartínezReferee14×
- 8Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín.Assistant Referee 214×
Rarely Works With
Active officials in Champions League they have shared fewest matches with.
- 1Bastian DankertVAR · 85 in leagueNever
- 2Christian DingertVAR · 73 in leagueNever
- 3Massimiliano IrratiVAR · 66 in leagueNever
- 4Jérôme BrisardVAR · 63 in leagueNever
- 5Stuart AttwellVAR · 62 in leagueNever
- 6Willy DelajodAVAR · 61 in leagueNever
- 7Paolo ValeriVAR · 60 in leagueNever
- 8Tomaž KlančnikAssistant Referee 1 · 53 in leagueNever
Top Destinations
- 1Lisbon7×
- 2Rotterdam5×
- 3Rome4×
- 4Amsterdam3×
- 5Istanbul3×
- 6Marseille3×
- 7Milan3×
- 8Athens2×
- 9Basel2×
- 10London2×
- 11Naples2×
- 12Porto2×
- 13Sammy Ofer Stadium2×
- 14Thessaloniki2×
- 15Trnava2×
Venues Visited(41)
Every stadium César Soto Grado has officiated at, with the matches worked there.
LisbonLisbon
7 matches- 05/10/2023Sporting CP vs Atalanta BCAVAREuropa League
- 12/10/2022Sporting CP vs Olympique MarseilleFourth OfficialChampions League
- 24/11/2021Sporting Clube De Portugal vs Borussia DortmundFourth OfficialChampions League
- 15/09/2021Sporting Clube De Portugal vs AFC AjaxFourth OfficialChampions League
- —Sporting CP vs Atalanta BCAVAREuropa League
- —Sporting Clube De Portugal vs Borussia DortmundFourth OfficialChampions League
- —Sporting CP vs Olympique MarseilleFourth OfficialChampions League
RotterdamRotterdam
5 matchesRomeRome
4 matchesIstanbulIstanbul
3 matchesAmsterdamAmsterdam
3 matchesMarseilleMarseille
3 matchesMilanMilan
3 matchesTrnavaTrnava
2 matchesBaselBasel
2 matchesNaplesNaples
2 matchesHaifaSammy Ofer Stadium
2 matchesThessalonikiThessaloniki
2 matchesPortoPorto
2 matchesAthensAthens
2 matchesLondonLondon
2 matchesBratislavaBratislava
1 matchZagrebZagreb
1 matchValmieraValmiera
1 matchCologneCologne
1 matchSurreySurrey
1 matchTiranaTirana
1 matchBielsko-BialaBielsko-Biala
1 matchLuzernLuzern
1 matchEindhovenEindhoven
1 matchGothenburgGothenburg
1 matchBerlinBerlin
1 matchFreiburgFreiburg
1 matchTurinTurin
1 matchMalmoMalmo
1 matchBodoBodo
1 matchBirminghamBirmingham
1 matchCopehagenCopehagen
1 matchRijekaStadion HNK Rijeka
1 matchRuzomberokRuzomberok
1 matchDifferdangeDifferdange
1 matchGhentGhent
1 matchBucharestBucharest
1 matchPraguePrague
1 matchDortmundDortmund
1 matchOther Spain Officials
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