Shaun Evans (referee)

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Shaun Evans
Born (1987-10-21) 21 October 1987 (age 36)
Victoria, Australia
Domestic
YearsLeagueRole
2008–2012 A-League Assistant referee
2012– A-League Referee
International
YearsLeagueRole
2017– FIFA listed Referee

Shaun Evans (born 21 October 1987) [1] is an Australian association football referee.

He began officiating in the A-League as an assistant referee in 2008, and was promoted to referee in 2012. He was named as a full-time Football Australia referee in 2016, and the following year he was named on the FIFA International Referees List. He was voted Referee of the Year in the 2018–19 A-League.

Evans refereed in the 2019 A-League Grand Final, the 2021 FFA Cup Final and the 2022 AFC Cup Final. He has also officiated in the Chinese Super League and Indonesian Liga 1, as well as the 2014 Chinese FA Cup Final. He was selected as a Video Assistant Referee at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Refereeing career

Born in the state of Victoria, [2] Evans began officiating in the A-League as an assistant referee in 2008, being promoted to referee for 2012–13. In August 2016, Football Australia CEO David Gallop named him as one of three full-time professional referees, alongside Jarred Gillett and Chris Beath and replacing the retired Ben Williams. Before this promotion, he was a bricklayer. [1] At the start of 2017, he was one of five Australian male referees put on FIFA's list of international referees. [3] He officiated an international friendly between Uzbekistan and Lebanon in November 2018. [4]

Evans refereed four Chinese Super League games in 2013, and the first leg of the Chinese FA Cup final in 2014. [1] In 2017, he was enlisted to officiate in the Indonesian Liga 1. [5] Evans was voted Referee of the Year in the 2018–19 A-League, meaning he was named for the Grand Final. [6]

In October 2016, Evans gave Jack Clisby of Western Sydney Wanderers a yellow card and not a red for a foul that injured Sergio Cirio of Adelaide United. Adelaide chairman Greg Griffen wrote to Football Australia requesting that Evans never referee their matches again, a demand that was rejected. [7]

In February 2022, Evans was in charge of the 2021 FFA Cup Final, which Melbourne Victory won 2–1 against Central Coast Mariners. [8] Later that month, a Football Australia review found that Evans made two incorrect decisions regarding penalty kicks, both of which went in favour of Melbourne City , who defeated the Mariners 3–2. [9] In October, he led an all-Australian officiating team for the AFC Cup final in Kuala Lumpur. [10]

Evans was selected as one of 24 Video Assistant Referees at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Shaun Evans appointed to referee at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". Football Victoria. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Aussie ref realises 'lifelong dream'". FTBL. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
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  7. ↑ "FFA reject Adelaide request to bar Evans from refereeing their matches". ESPN. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Victory's Cup runneth over after breaking trophy drought". Herald Sun. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
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  10. ↑ "All-Australian match official team chosen for AFC Cup 2022 Final". Football Australia. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Asian VMOs ready to showcase technical expertise at Qatar 2022". The Peninsula . 8 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
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