Serhiy Mykolayovych Boyko (Ukrainian: Сергій Миколайович Бойко; born 30 June 1977) is a Ukrainian international referee and a former player.[1]

Serhiy Boyko
Personal information
Full nameSerhiy Mykolayovych Boyko
Date of birth (1977-06-30) 30 June 1977 (age 46)
Place of birthBilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s)Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1996FC Dnistrovets
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
11(0)
1997–1999FC Portovyk Illichivsk17(0)


Refereeing career
Domestic
YearsLeagueRole
2008–2021Ukrainian Premier LeagueReferee
2023–Major League SoccerReferee
International
YearsLeagueRole
2011–FIFA listedReferee
2011–UEFA listed (Cat 2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Boiko became a FIFA referee in 2011.[2] He has refereed at 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers,[3] beginning with the match between Sweden and Kazakhstan.[4]

During the war in Ukraine he became a refugee in the United States and continued serving as a referee within the Professional Referee Organization in the United States. He officiated USL Championship games as both a match referee and 4th official, and on 15 April he served as match referee for the MLS regular season match between Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas.[5]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Profile by footballfacts.ru" (in Russian). Footballfacts.
  2. ^ FIFA. "Ukraine: Referees". Retrieved on 2 May 2013.
  3. ^ Profile
  4. ^ FIFA. "Match Report – Sweden – Kazakhstan 2:0 (1:0)". 11 September 2012. Retrieved on 2 May 2013.
  5. ^ https://proreferees.com/2023/04/12/2023-mls-assignments-week-8/ "Week 8 MLS Assignments"
edit