Joe Dickerson
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File:CINvLOU 2018-04-07 - Joseph Dickerson (27770780828).jpg Dickerson in 2018 | |||
| Born |
1987 or 1988 (age 37–38)[1] California, U.S. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2017– | Major League Soccer | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2023– | FIFA listed |
Referee VAR official | |
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Joseph "Joe" Dickerson (born 1987 or 1988) is an American soccer referee who officiates in the Major League Soccer since 2017 and as an international FIFA referee since 2023.[2][3]
Biography and career
[edit | edit source]Dickerson is a native and a resident of Northern California,[3] and he is also a graduate from the University of California, Davis, where he obtained various degrees in Exercise Biology and Communications.[4][5]
He became a professional soccer referee in January 2013,[1] and was listed in the Major League Soccer in October 2017, officiating his first match between Philadelphia Union vs. Orlando City.[1] In the first seven years of his professional career inside the MLS, Dickerson has refereed at least 114 matches.[1]
In June 2023, Dickerson received the FIFA International badge, taking charge of his first international match in the Gold Cup First Round game between Suriname and Puerto Rico.[6] His second match on the international stage was a friendly game between Mexico and Ghana in Charlotte, North Carolina, and his third one was another friendly between the USMNT and Ghana in Nashville.[6][7]
In August 2023, Dickerson refereed the U.S. Open Cup semifinal match between FC Cincinnati and Inter Miami at the TQL Stadium in Ohio.[8]
Dickerson later served as a VAR official at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia,[9] as well as in the CONCACAF Nations League and the CONCACAF qualification matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[10]
In 2025, after a MLS game between Inter Miami and Orlando City, Dickerson had a verbal confrontation with Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, who questioned and disapproved of his refereeing. Dickerson warned Messi with a second yellow card and told him to "walk away."[10]
Dickerson also refereed in the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, leading a chaotic game between El Salvador and Canada, where he showed a straight red card to a Salvadoran player in the Canadians' victory 2-0.[11]
In October 2025, Dickerson was appointed to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile, where he officiated both as a match referee and a VAR official.[12] He was assigned as the support (fourth) referee at the final between Argentina and Morocco.[13]
Dickerson is fluent in Spanish, aside from his native English,[1] and has practiced many sports, including soccer, baseball, cross-country, rowing and cycling.[4]
References
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