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 name Serhiy Mykolayovych Boyko
Date of birth (1977-06-30) 30 June 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 FC Dnistrovets
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
11 (0)
1997–1999 FC Portovyk Illichivsk 17 (0)


Refereeing career
Domestic
Years League Role
2008–2021 Ukrainian Premier League Referee
2023– Major League Soccer Referee
International
Years League Role
2011– FIFA listed Referee
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 Russian invasion of Ukraine, he became a refugee in the United States and continued working 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

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  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"
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