João Pinheiro

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João Pinheiro
Personal information
Full name	João Pedro da Silva Pinheiro
Date of birth	4 January 1988 (1988-01-04)
Place of birth	Braga, Portugal
Domestic
Years	League	Role
2014– 2015–	LigaPro Primeira Liga	Referee Referee
International
Years	League	Role
2016–	FIFA listed	Referee

João Pedro da Silva Pinheiro (born 4 January 1988) is a Portuguese referee who officiates in the Primeira Liga. He has been a FIFA referee since 2016, and is ranked as a UEFA elite category referee.

Refereeing career

In 2015, Pinheiro began officiating in the Primeira Liga. His first match as referee was on 20 September 2015 between Académica and Boavista. In 2016, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first senior international match on 23 March 2019 between Brazil and Panama. He has also officiated matches in the Egyptian Premier League and Saudi Professional League in 2019.

In 2019, he was appointed to officiate the 2019 Taça da Liga Final, taking place on 26 January 2019 between Porto and Sporting CP.

In 2022, he was appointed to officiate the Portuguese league match between FC Porto and Sporting CP, taking place on 11 February 2022. In this game he controversially awarded Sporting CP defender, Sebastian Coates, 2 questionable yellow cards and ultimately a red, resulting in a huge controversy in Portugal. This game ultimately led to FC Porto going on to win the championship at the end of the season, causing many Sporting CP fans to fear and hate João Pinheiro.

External links

• João Pinheiro referee profile at Soccerbase