Muhammad Taqi (referee)
Full name | Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari | ||
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Born |
25 October 1986 Singapore | ||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
S.League | Referee | ||
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2012–present | FIFA listed | Referee |
Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (born 25 October 1986) is a Singaporean international football referee.[1] He has been a FIFA listed referee since 2012,[2] and has also refereed a number of AFC Champions League matches. Taqi Aljaafari has also refereed matches in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.
Career
Taqi is currently first choice fifa international referee since 2012.
In 2013, he officiated the RHB Singapore Cup Final 2013 between Tanjong Pagar United Football Club vs Home United Football Club. It ends with score to Home United winning 4–1.
In 2014, he had a double in his career. He refereed the 2014 Singapore Charity Shield and 2014 RHB Singapore Cup Final. He was also award with S.League referee of the year itself.
In 2015, he was sent to Australia for being one of the support referees for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup with his assistant Jeffrey Goh.
In May 2017, he became one of the video referees for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup In South Korea.
July 2017 in Singapore, he officiated the 2017 International Champions Cup match between English champions Chelsea F.C. and German champions FC Bayern München. It ends with the score 3–2 to the german champions.
He was named AFF Referee Of The Year 2017.
In October 2017, he was sent to India to officiate 2 group stage matches in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
He officated the 2017 Singapore Cup Final between Albirex Niigata (S) and Global Cebu F.C..
FIFA tournaments
2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup | |||
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Date | Match | Venue | Round |
09/10/17 | Navi Mumbai | Group stage | |
14/10/17 | Guwahati | Group stage | |
Honours
- S. League Referee Of The Year, 2014
- AFF Referee Of The Year, 2017