Serhiy Boyko

For the Ukrainian footballer born in 1987, see Serhiy Boyko (footballer, born 1987).

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]

Serhiy Boyko

Personal information
Full name	Serhiy Mykolayovych Boyko
Date of birth	(1977-06-30) 30 June 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth	Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 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

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]