 Makkelie in 2021 | |||
| Full name | Danny Desmond Makkelie | ||
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| Born | (1983-01-28)28 January 1983 (age 43) Willemstad,Curaçao | ||
| Other occupation | Police officer | ||
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| Years | League | Role | |
| 2009–2024 | Eredivisie | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2011–2024 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Danny Desmond Makkelie (born 28 January 1983) is a Dutch professionalfootball referee. Besides refereeing he works as a police inspector inRotterdam and as a referee coach for theRoyal Dutch Football Association.[1] He has been aFIFA listed referee since 2011.
He took charge of the final of the2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship as aUEFA Elite referee.[2] On 18 August 2020, UEFA named 37-years old Makkelie as the referee for the2020 UEFA Europa League Final betweenSevilla andInter Milan.[3] Previously, he was an additional assistant referee in the2018 UEFA Europa League Final. He also refereed the semifinal between Brazil'sPalmeiras and Mexico'sUANL in the2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar.[4] Makkelie was selected as a referee for theUEFA Euro 2020, where he was in charge of two group stage matches, the R16 clash betweenEngland andGermany and theWembley semi-final betweenEngland andDenmark. Makkelie was also present as a referee during the2022 FIFA World Cup in which he was the referee for two group stage matches.
In April 2024, Makkelie was selected to officiate atUEFA Euro 2024 in Germany.[5]
Makkelie was criticised for a decision in theEuro 2020 semi-final betweenEngland andDenmark.[6][7] He awarded England a penalty in extra time for a foul onRaheem Sterling. Makkelie's decision was backed byRoberto Rosetti, the chairman of theUEFA referees’ committee, who pointed out that the match VAR officials told Makkelie the penalty was "correct".[8]
Makkelie was thevideo assistant referee in the2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final, video assistant referee in the2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final, video assistant referee in the2018 FIFA World Cup Final, and video assistant referee in the2019 UEFA Champions League Final. He was also video assistant referee during the2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in which he applied the new law changes in order to let penalties retaken in theFrance–Nigeria andJamaica–Italy matches.[9][10]
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| Preceded by | UEFA Europa League Final Referee 2020 | Succeeded by |
