Serhiy Boyko
Ukrainian football referee
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Serhiy Mykolayovych Boyko (Ukrainian: Сергій Миколайович Бойко; born 30 June 1977) is a Ukrainian international referee and a former player.[1] 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]
Full name
Serhiy Mykolayovych Boyko
Date of birth
30 June 1977
Place of birth
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height
1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
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| Full name | Serhiy Mykolayovych Boyko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 |
FC Dnistrovets Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | FC Portovyk Illichivsk | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
