Filip Dujic

Filip Dujic (Croatian: Filip Dujić, born January 22, 1994) is a Canadian soccer referee who regularly officiates Major League Soccer and Canadian Premier League matches and is a FIFA-listed referee for international matches.

Filip Dujic

Dujic in 2021
Born	(1994-01-22) January 22, 1994 (age 31) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Domestic
Years	League	Role
2016–	League1 Ontario	Referee
2019–	Canadian Premier League	Referee
2022–	Major League Soccer	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
2024–	FIFA listed	Referee

Career

In August 2015, he was selected to referee the first Professional Futsal League SuperCopa.^[1]

In November 2018, Dujic completed CONCACAF's Program of Referee Excellence and was assigned to matches at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.^[2] In 2019, he was named to the Canadian Soccer Association List of Referees and Assistant Referees and began to referee matches in the Canadian Premier League.^[3] He also regularly officiates matches in Major League Soccer.^[3] In January 2024, he was appointed as a FIFA-licensed referee for international matches.^[4]

"After review, there was no offside offense, ... However, prior to the goal, there was a foul committed by St. Louis. The final decision is direct free kick."

—Filip Dujic
June 22, 2024
VAR call announcement^[5][6]

On June 22, 2024, Dujic had a viral moment when announcing a VAR decision, announcing there was no offside on a goal, but a foul instead, with his "However" moment creating a viral moment.^[7][8][9]