David Barrie

Canadian soccer referee

David Barrie
Barrie in 2011
Born (1980-12-12) December 12, 1980 (age 43)
Brampton, Ontario
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Domestic
Years League Role
2006–2012 CSL Referee
2011–2017 NASL Referee
2017– USL Referee
2017– MLS Assistant referee
2019– CPL Referee
2019– USL1 Referee

David Barrie (born December 12, 1980) is a Canadian professional soccer referee, and is a member of the Professional Referee Organization.[1] He officiates in Major League Soccer, USL Championship, and USL League One in the United States and in the Canadian Premier League in Canada.

Career

Barrie began officiating at the youth level with the Bedfordshire FA, while he was in Luton, England with his family.[2] In 2006, he was licensed by the Ontario Soccer Association, and began referring matches in the Canadian Soccer League (CSL) in 2009.[3] In 2010, he was selected for the Canadian Soccer Association National List of Match Officials.[4][3] In 2011, he was named the CSL Referee Year, and received the award once more the following year.[5][3] In 2014, he officiated the CIS Championship final.[2]

He made his North American Soccer League match official debut on May 1, 2011 in a match with FC Edmonton against Montreal Impact.[6] In 2014, he began officiating matches in the Canadian Championship, and in the USL Championship in 2017.[7] In 2017, he became involved in Major League Soccer as a fourth official.[7][8] In 2019, he was assigned matches in the Canadian Premier League as a match official.[9]

References

  1. ^ "David Barrie – Professional Referee Organization". Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "David Barrie Achievements | Scarborough Soccer Referee Association". ssra.ca. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Canadian officials appointed to 2016 FIFA List of Referees and Assistant Referees | Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. January 4, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "2011 Canadian Soccer League award winners | Canadian Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. November 13, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "Edmonton vs. Impact - 2 May 2011 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Canada - D. Barrie - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "Toronto vs. Colorado Rapids - 23 July 2017 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  9. ^ "Valour vs. HFX Wanderers - 11 May 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.

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