Full name | Iván Arcides Barton Cisneros | ||
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Born | Santa Ana, El Salvador | 27 January 1991||
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Years | League | Role | |
Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador | Referee | ||
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2018– | FIFA | Referee | |
CONCACAF | Referee |
Iván Arcides Barton Cisneros (born 27 January 1991) is a Salvadoran football referee who is a listed international referee for FIFA since 2018. He is also one of the referees at the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador. [1] [2]
Barton was born in Santa Ana on 27 January 1991. In addition to being a professional referee, he obtained a bachelor's degree in Chemical Sciences from the University of El Salvador. He has served as a professor of Organic Chemistry at the aforementioned University.
Barton has officiated in national team tournaments, such as the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in the United States, the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, [3] the CONCACAF Nations League, and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil. [4] [5] He refereed in the first leg of the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League Final between Seattle Sounders FC and UNAM, where he awarded three penalties. [6]
In May 2022, Barton was chosen as one of the referees to officiate at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. [7] He was also part of the CONCACAF crew sent to the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco. [8]
Barton was selected to officiate a CONCACAF Nations League Finals semifinal between regional rivals Mexico and the United States in June 2023. He issued four red cards during the second half amid several fights between players; Barton ended the match early in stoppage time due to homophobic chants from fans. [9] [10]
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