Danny Makkelie
Danny Desmond Makkelie (born 28 January 1983) is a Dutch professional football referee. Besides refereeing he works as a police inspector in Rotterdam and as a referee development coordinator for the Royal Dutch Football Association. He has been a FIFA listed referee since 2011 and since then he took charge of the final of the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship as a UEFA Elite referee.[1] On 18 August 2020, UEFA named 37-years old Makkelie as the referee for the 2020 UEFA Europa League Final between Sevilla and Inter Milan.[2] Previous he was an additional assistant referee in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final.
 Makkelie in 2012 | |||
| Full name | Danny Desmond Makkelie | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
28 January 1983 Willemstad, Curaçao | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2009–present | Eredivisie | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2011–present | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Video Assistant Referee
Makkelie was the video assistant referee in the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final, video assistant referee in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final, video assistant referee in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, video assistant referee in the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup Final and video assistant referee in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final. He was also video assistant referee during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in which he applied the new law changes in order to let penalties retaken in the France-Nigeria and Jamaica-Italy matches.
References
- WorldReferees. Biography of Danny Makkelie.
- "Referee team appointed for UEFA Europa League final". UEFA Official Site. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.