Real-life referees were introduced in the FIFA franchise seven years ago. In FIFA 22 you have a large range of fictitious and real referees, each one with his own characteristics. We have published on this page the official complete list of FIFA 22 Referees, their nation, cards and foul strictness.
Complete List of Real-Life FIFA 22 Referees
Here is the list of real-life FIFA 22 referees:
| REFEREE NAME | NATION | CARD STRICTNESS | FOUL STRICTNESS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Young | England | Average | Strict |
| Andre Marriner | England | Lenient | Lenient |
| Andrew Kitchen | England | Average | Average |
| Andy Davies | England | Strict | Lenient |
| Andy Haines | England | Average | Average |
| Andy Madley | England | Average | Strict |
| Andy Woolmer | England | Lenient | Lenient |
| Anthony Backhouse | England | Average | Average |
| Anthony Taylor | England | Average | Lenient |
| Antony Coggins | England | Average | Strict |
| Ben Toner | England | Lenient | Strict |
| Benjamin Speedie | England | Average | Average |
| Brett Huxtable | England | Strict | Strict |
| Carl Boyeson | England | Lenient | Strict |
| Carl Brook | England | Average | Average |
| Charles Breakspear | England | Strict | Strict |
| Chris Kavanagh | England | Strict | Lenient |
| Chris Sarginson | England | Average | Average |
| Christopher Pollard | England | Average | Average |
| Craig Hicks | England | Average | Strict |
| Craig Pawson | England | Strict | Lenient |
| Darren Bond | England | Average | Average |
| Darren Drysdale | England | Average | Average |
| Darren England | England | Strict | Strict |
| Darren Handley | England | Average | Average |
| David Coote | England | Strict | Strict |
| David Rock | England | Average | Average |
| David Webb | England | Lenient | Lenient |
| Dean Whitestone | England | Lenient | Average |
| Declan Bourne | England | Average | Average |
| Gavin Ward | England | Lenient | Average |
| Geoff Eltringham | England | Strict | Strict |
| Graham Scott | England | Lenient | Average |
| James Adcock | England | Average | Average |
| James Bell | England | Average | Average |
| James Linington | England | Strict | Strict |
| James Oldham | England | Average | Average |
| Jarred Gillett | Australia | Average | Average |
| Jeremy Simpson | England | Strict | Strict |
| John Brooks | England | Lenient | Strict |
| John Busby | England | Lenient | Lenient |
| Jonathan Moss | England | Average | Average |
| Josh Smith | England | Average | Average |
| Keith Stroud | England | Strict | Strict |
| Kevin Friend | England | Lenient | Lenient |
| Kevin Johnson | England | Average | Lenient |
| Lee Swabey | England | Average | Average |
| Leigh Doughty | England | Average | Average |
| Marc Edwards | England | Average | Average |
| Martin Atkinson | England | Strict | Average |
| Martin Coy | England | Lenient | Average |
| Matthew Donohue | England | Strict | Average |
| Michael Oliver | England | Average | Average |
| Michael Salisbury | England | Average | Strict |
| Mike Dean | England | Strict | Lenient |
| Neil Hair | England | Strict | Strict |
| Oliver Langford | England | Average | Average |
| Ollie Yates | England | Average | Average |
| Paul Howard | England | Average | Average |
| Paul Tierney | England | Lenient | Strict |
| Peter Bankes | England | Strict | Strict |
| Peter Wright | England | Average | Lenient |
| Rob Lewis | England | Lenient | Average |
| Robert Jones | England | Average | Strict |
| Robert Madley | England | Average | Lenient |
| Ross Joyce | England | Strict | Average |
| Sam Allison | England | Average | Average |
| Sam Purkiss | England | Average | Average |
| Samuel Barrott | England | Average | Average |
| Scott Duncan | England | Average | Lenient |
| Scott Oldham | England | Lenient | Lenient |
| Seb Stockbridge | England | Strict | Lenient |
| Simon Hooper | England | Average | Strict |
| Simon Mather | England | Average | Average |
| Stephen Martin | England | Lenient | Average |
| Stuart Attwell | England | Strict | Average |
| Thomas Bramall | England | Lenient | Average |
| Tim Robinson | England | Strict | Strict |
| Tom Nield | England | Lenient | Average |
| Tom Reeves | England | Average | Average |
| Tony Harrington | England | Strict | Strict |
| Trevor Kettle | England | Average | Lenient |
| Will Finnie | England | Average | Average |
Complete List of Fictitious Referees
Here is the list of fictitious FIFA 22 referees:
| REFEREE NAME | NATION | CARD STRICTNESS | FOUL STRICTNESS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdulmajeed Al-Reshedi | Saudi Arabia | Average | Average |
| Adrian Gløersen | Norway | Lenient | Average |
| Afonso Masarenhas | Portugal | Lenient | Average |
| Afonso Secretario | Portugal | Average | Strict |
| Alasdair McMann | Scotland | Average | Average |
| Albin Kuniak | Poland | Average | Lenient |
| Alvaro Aldgate | United States | Average | Average |
| Álvaro Arias Romera | Spain | Average | Average |
| Alvaro Joaquín Florez | Argentina | Strict | Strict |
| An-Jol Park | Korea Republic | Lenient | Average |
| Anna Poltavkina | Russia | Average | Average |
| Ansgar von Hauenstein | Germany | Average | Strict |
| Arcibaldo Pombal | Portugal | Average | Lenient |
| Aske Hemmingsen | Denmark | Average | Average |
| Aurelio Oriol Gaspar | Spain | Lenient | Strict |
| Austen Bayliffe | United States | Average | Average |
| Azlan Hamberi | Malaysia | Lenient | Lenient |
| Baptiste Alacoque | France | Average | Average |
| Benoît Taillade | France | Strict | Average |
| Bethany Callanish | Scotland | Lenient | Average |
| Buk-Chol Choi | Korea Republic | Average | Average |
| Celina Heiselmann | Germany | Average | Average |
| Chatura Gaurab | India | Average | Average |
| Conor O’Connelly | Republic of Ireland | Average | Lenient |
| Daisuke Matsuyo | Japan | Average | Strict |
| Daniel Soengas Bello | Spain | Average | Strict |
| Dario Nuessli | Switzerland | Lenient | Lenient |
| Dawud Al-Habash | Bahrain | Average | Average |
| Dietmar Schönlebe | Germany | Strict | Average |
| Dong-Kyoo Choi | Korea Republic | Lenient | Strict |
| Dragoș Tismăneanu | Romania | Average | Average |
| Elanne Fung | Hong Kong | Average | Average |
| Elias Monteiro Flavio | Mexico | Lenient | Lenient |
| Enis Balbay | Turkey | Average | Average |
| Esben Schjønberg | Denmark | Lenient | Strict |
| Eufemio Lafranchi | Switzerland | Average | Lenient |
| Fabrice Madoulet | France | Strict | Strict |
| Fedder Gotthard | Austria | Average | Average |
| Federico Ramos Navarro | Spain | Average | Strict |
| Feridun Doğançay | Turkey | Average | Strict |
| Filippo Giacoletti | Italy | Strict | Average |
| Flemming Fredskild | Denmark | Lenient | Average |
| Francisco Caldejos | Mexico | Average | Strict |
| Françoise Berringuet | France | Average | Average |
| Fuad Al-Rishani | Saudi Arabia | Average | Lenient |
| Gabriel Santiseban | Argentina | Average | Average |
| Gang-sheng Bai | China PR | Lenient | Average |
| Gavin Monksfield | Republic of Ireland | Average | Average |
| Gennaro Scarpulla | Italy | Average | Average |
| Gianluca Del Tarano | Italy | Average | Average |
| Gijsbert Declerck | Belgium | Strict | Average |
| Gökberk Topaloğlu | Turkey | Average | Average |
| Graham Boverick | Australia | Lenient | Strict |
| Grant Lindum | England | Strict | Average |
| Guilherme Santoso | Portugal | Average | Average |
| Gustavo Apollonio | Italy | Lenient | Strict |
| Gwidon Pietrzykowski | Poland | Lenient | Average |
| Hadrien Dumortier | France | Average | Average |
| Hai-wang Sui | China PR | Average | Lenient |
| Hans de Noteboom | Belgium | Average | Average |
| Harald Fimmler | Germany | Average | Lenient |
| Haruto Shimaguchi | Japan | Average | Average |
| Heimo Wasserschneider | Germany | Average | Average |
| Henry McDillon | Republic of Ireland | Average | Strict |
| Heribert Allmaier | Austria | Average | Strict |
| Hoo-gwo Xiang | China PR | Average | Average |
| Hussain Al-Shamkali | Saudi Arabia | Average | Average |
| Hyun-Soon Han | Korea Republic | Average | Average |
| Iacob Săulescu | Romania | Average | Strict |
| Ian Lowcroft | England | Lenient | Average |
| Ignacio Muñiz Villate | Spain | Strict | Strict |
| Ingrún Svansdóttir | Iceland | Average | Strict |
| Ingvar Tollefsen | Norway | Average | Average |
| Innes McKellar | Scotland | Average | Average |
| Ireneusz Iglikowski | Poland | Average | Strict |
| Iwona Małdowicz | Poland | Average | Average |
| Jannik Zöckler | Germany | Average | Average |
| Jascha Zurheide | Germany | Lenient | Average |
| Jasper de Waart | Holland | Average | Average |
| Jean Rabault | France | Lenient | Average |
| Jean-Daniel Lacagne | France | Average | Strict |
| Jefferson Robertford | United States | Average | Lenient |
| Jerónimo Santarelli | Argentina | Strict | Average |
| Jett Colling | Australia | Average | Average |
| Jochem Van Vosselen | Belgium | Average | Strict |
| Joel Highett | Australia | Lenient | Average |
| Joep Druppers | Holland | Strict | Average |
| José del Mirrón | Mexico | Average | Average |
| Josh Brithwell | Australia | Strict | Lenient |
| Kasper Krosby | Sweden | Average | Strict |
| Kenji Sunadori | Japan | Average | Average |
| Klemens Pilegaard | Denmark | Average | Lenient |
| Kristoffer Frohlander | Sweden | Average | Average |
| Lamon Darawan | Thailand | Lenient | Average |
| Lasse Lagerroth | Sweden | Average | Average |
| Laurent Glaisyer | Switzerland | Average | Average |
| Laurits Tyllesen | Denmark | Average | Average |
| Leonardo San Milano | Italy | Strict | Average |
| Leonidas Lambrakis | Greece | Average | Average |
| Loïc Dacquigny | France | Average | Strict |
| Ludger Falck | Austria | Strict | Average |
| Ludvig Walfridsson | Sweden | Average | Lenient |
| Lutz Gersthofer | Austria | Lenient | Average |
| Luuk Hoebacke | Holland | Average | Lenient |
| Mahit Faujdar | India | Average | Average |
| Mălin Butacu | Romania | Average | Strict |
| Manuel Rui Barbosa | Brazil | Average | Average |
| Márcio Herrera Lomba | Brazil | Strict | Strict |
| Mariam Peñarrieta | Bolivia | Average | Average |
| Matthew Mzizi | South Africa | Average | Strict |
| Maximilian Mehlbacher | Germany | Strict | Average |
| Maximiliano Recobedo | Chile | Average | Strict |
| Mazhar Al-Amur | Saudi Arabia | Lenient | Average |
| Mehmet Yıldıraz | Turkey | Average | Average |
| Miloje Tomčić | Serbia | Average | Average |
| Moray Baird | Scotland | Average | Average |
| Narendra Mamdani | India | Average | Average |
| Nazario Dasmarinas | Portugal | Strict | Average |
| Neea Jokelainen | Finland | Average | Average |
| Nikodem Dworaczyk | Poland | Average | Average |
| Njål Flaten | Norway | Average | Strict |
| Oliver Benito Ledesma | Argentina | Average | Strict |
| Özgür Öztürkmek | Turkey | Strict | Average |
| Pat Framlow | Australia | Average | Average |
| Paweł Grygorski | Poland | Strict | Average |
| Pedro Orteguilla | Spain | Strict | Average |
| Philippe Daboussier | France | Strict | Average |
| Pim Ploegmakers | Holland | Average | Strict |
| Pim van Tilburgh | Holland | Lenient | Average |
| Pontus Ortendhal | Sweden | Lenient | Average |
| Radovan Palenković | Serbia | Average | Average |
| Rafael Ruibal Losada | Spain | Lenient | Average |
| Rainier Vannier | France | Average | Lenient |
| Ramón Alcanto | Mexico | Strict | Lenient |
| Ranjit Kadakia | India | Average | Average |
| Regis Graver | Zimbabwe | Average | Strict |
| Roald Wikborg | Norway | Average | Lenient |
| Robin Cainsdorf | Germany | Average | Average |
| Rodolfo Costinha | Brazil | Strict | Average |
| Ruaridh Monroe | Scotland | Average | Average |
| Scott McBeanie | England | Average | Average |
| Sébastien Mittré | France | Lenient | Lenient |
| Sergey Piputkin | Russia | Average | Average |
| Serwa Attram | Ghana | Average | Average |
| Shahzad Abu Shakra | Qatar | Average | Average |
| Sheamus McArthur | Republic of Ireland | Strict | Average |
| Siem Decauwer | Belgium | Lenient | Average |
| Stefan Häsenecker | Switzerland | Lenient | Average |
| Steffen Schwurbel | Germany | Strict | Average |
| Sung-Kwan Cho | Korea Republic | Average | Average |
| Sven Solomonsson | Sweden | Strict | Average |
| Thorvald Oedegaard | Norway | Average | Strict |
| Timothée Géroux | France | Average | Average |
| Torjus Løken | Norway | Lenient | Average |
| Valente Larrazábal | Spain | Strict | Average |
| Viggo Toksvig | Denmark | Strict | Lenient |
| Vincent Lentvogt | Germany | Average | Average |
| Vyacheslav Bondartchuk | Ukraine | Average | Average |
| Wesley Vangorten | Belgium | Average | Lenient |
| Wilson Guiremes Sans | Brazil | Average | Strict |
| Wilson Mountland | United States | Lenient | Average |
| Wouter Wiegerink | Holland | Average | Average |
| Xavier Aguilar Ramírez | Mexico | Average | Lenient |
| Yasuto Arakida | Japan | Average | Average |
| Yoon-Fang Lee | Korea Republic | Lenient | Lenient |
| Yusri Kao | Singapore | Average | Average |
| Zachariasz Krzywicki | Poland | Average | Average |
| Zamfir Izbașa | Romania | Average | Average |
| Zhi-xiang Qun | China PR | Average | Strict |
Hey nice site wonder if there will be more real referees
Anyway i found some referees in games that are missing
Timothee Gueguen French (maybe)
Chris Mumple England
Johannes Gahleitner Germany
Alexander Poppinger I think germany too
If i see more i will leave it in the comments!
Thank you for sharing. We believe no more referees will be added.
The list we published was taken from the official database, so it’s strange to see that there are others. Thank you for letting us know.
No problem, well you know how buggy this game is next time when i see them ill make a screenshot
You don’t have to take a screenshot. We trust you. We will try to find out why the database doesn’t match with the referees in the game.
Hey Rodrigo, was wondering if I could set up a virtual interview to discuss where this data was collected, and how much the strictness affects in game decision make from the referees. Thank you.
Feel free to send us an email. Thank you.
Yeah i get this Johannes Gahleitner nearly every game and there are a lot more names i dont remember them but thid johannes is so strict every touch is a red maybe the referees vary from console to pc or smth
We used the PC database. Do you play on the console?
Yeah on ps5 and there are a lot of differences i heard
Thank you for your feedback.
Hi Rodrigo there is a ref i keep getting called harry jones
Thx
They removed some referees like Lamon Darawan look when u google him I think somebody was angry of this ref hahah
I think lamon darawan is actually a real referee if you look up on google
All referees in fifa 22 are man ? Or there are woman?