Nima Saghafi (born January 24, 1990) is an American soccer referee in Major League Soccer and member of PRO.[1]

Nima Saghafi
Born (1990-01-24) January 24, 1990 (age 34)
United States
Domestic
YearsLeague
2016–Major League Soccer
International
YearsLeagueRole
2020–FIFA listedReferee

Career edit

Saghafi made his MLS center referee debut on March 20, 2016 in a match between the Philadelphia Union and New England Revolution.[2][3] He made his international debut on October 16, 2018 in the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match between Guadeloupe and Aruba.[4] Saghafi was a finalist for the MLS Referee of the Year Award and was selected as the fourth official in the 2018 MLS Cup.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "PRO announces assignments for Week 32 of the 2018 MLS season". October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "Nima Saghafi". Professional Referee Organization. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Nima Saghafi – Dedication, determination, devotion and desire". Professional Referee Organization. 5 October 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "Game Detail".
  5. ^ "MLS Cup referee crew revealed, Alan Kelly to take charge of second final". 2018-12-03.

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