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American soccer referee (born 1976)

Fullname Sorin Stoica

Born (1976-01-05) 5 January 1976 (age 50)
Romania

Years League

2012– Major League Soccer

Sorin Stoica
Domestic
Full name	Sorin Stoica
Born	(1976-01-05) 5 January 1976 (age 50) Romania
Years	League	Role
2012–	Major League Soccer	Referee

Sorin Stoica (born January 5, 1976, in Romania) is an American soccer referee from Ohio.^[1] Stoica made his Major League Soccer refereeing debut in a 2012 match between the Houston Dynamo and the New York Red Bulls.^[2]

On September 8, 2013, Stoica sent off New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis in the fifth minute after Reis fouled Montreal Impact forward Marco Di Vaio in the box. Reis had gone to ground to attempt to block a shot and tripped Di Vaio with his hand after Di Vaio misplayed the ball.^[3]

On July 5, 2015, Stoica sent off Orlando City SC star Kaká for the first time in the Brazilian's long career after the 31-year old midfielder stomped on a Real Salt Lake player.^[4]

On July 29, 2015, Stoica was the fourth official to Ismail Elfath for the 2015 MLS All-Star Game.^[5]

Stoica transitioned to being a VAR only, after the 2018 season. ^[6]

In 2026, Stoica became a PRO2 referee coach. ^[7]

References

↑ "2015 MLS Roster". Referee Magazine. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02.
↑ "Profiles". proreferees.com.
↑ Jake Catanese (September 10, 2013). "The 3rd Yellow - Revs vs. Impact Part 1 - Goalkeepers, Red Cards and Denial of a Goalscoring Opportunity". SB Nation. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
↑ Orlando Sentinel (5 July 2015). "Orlando City earns 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake despite Kaka' red card - Orlando Sentinel". OrlandoSentinel.com.
↑ "PRO - Professional Referee Organization". proreferees.com.
↑ "Video Assistant Referees". Retrieved 2026-03-08.
↑ "Support Staff". Retrieved 2026-03-08.

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Assistant referees	Lyes Arfa Kyle Atkins Peter Balciunas Micheal Barwegen Andrew Bigelow Cameron Blanchard Diego Blas Chantal Boudreau Logan Brown Jose Da Silva Brian Dunn Chris Elliott Gianni Facchini Adam Garner Ryan Graves Jeffrey Greeson Jeremy Hanson Walt Heatherly Justin Howard Eduardo Jeff Gerard-Kader Lebuis Jeremy Kieso Kevin Klinger Kevin Lock Felisha Mariscal Brooke Mayo Ian McKay Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho Meghan Mullen Mike Nickerson Matt Nelson Kathryn Nesbitt Corey Parker Ben Pilgrim Brian Poeschel Cory Richardson Corey Rockwell Mike Rottersman Kali Smith Jeffrey Swartzel Stefan Tanaka-Freundt Nick Uranga Chris Wattam Eric Weisbrod Jason White Adam Wienckowski Tyler Wyrostek
Video assistant referees	David Barrie Carol Anne Chenard Greg Dopka Geoff Gamble Jorge Gonzalez Edvin Jurisevic Alejandro Mariscal Younes Marrakchi Daniel Radford José Carlos Rivero Sorin Stoica Kevin Stott Kevin Terry, Jr.
Assistant video assistant referees	Jozef Batko Jonathan Johnson Mike Kampmeinert Craig Lowry Jeffrey Muschik Rene Parra Josh Patlak Robert Schaap Thomas Supple Fabio Tovar TJ Zablocki

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