.jpg) Peljto in 2021 | |||
| Born | (1984-07-18)18 July 1984 (age 40) Sarajevo,SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,SFR Yugoslavia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2013– | Bosnian Premier League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2015– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
| 2023– | UEFA Elite | Referee | |
Irfan Peljto (born 18 July 1984) is a Bosnian professionalfootball referee who officiates primarily in theBosnian Premier League. He has been aFIFA referee since 2015, and is ranked as aUEFA elite category referee.[1]
Peljto is the only Bosnian referee to have officiated anyUEFA Champions League group stage or knockout phase match.
In 2013, Peljto began officiating in theBosnian Premier League. His first match as referee was on 27 July 2013 betweenRudar Prijedor andRadnik Bijeljina.[2] In 2015, he was put on theFIFA referees list. He officiated his first senior international match on 8 June 2019 betweenBelgium andKazakhstan.
On 24 November 2021, Peljto officiated his firstUEFA Champions League group stage match betweenBeşiktaş andAjax, becoming the first referee from Bosnia and Herzegovina to officiate a UEFA Champions League match.[3] He officiated his first ever Champions League knockout phase game betweenRB Leipzig andReal Madrid on 13 February 2024.[4]
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