Real-life referees were introduced in the FIFA franchise six years ago. In FIFA 21 you have a large range of fictitious and real referees, each one with his own characteristics. We have published on this page the complete list of FIFA 21 Referees, their nation, cards and foul strictness.
Complete List of Real-Life FIFA 21 Referees
Here is the list of real-life FIFA 21 referees:
| Alan Young | France | Average | Strict |
| Andre Marriner | England | Lenient | Lenient |
| Andy Davies | England | Strict | Lenient |
| Andy Haines | Sweden | Average | Average |
| Andy Madley | England | Average | Strict |
| Andy Woolmer | Germany | Lenient | Lenient |
| Anthony Backhouse | Mexico | Average | Average |
| Anthony Taylor | England | Average | Lenient |
| Antony Coggins | Bolivia | Average | Strict |
| Ben Toner | Argentina | Lenient | Strict |
| Brett Huxtable | United States | Strict | Strict |
| Carl Boyeson | England | Lenient | Strict |
| Charles Breakspear | Japan | Strict | Strict |
| Chris Kavanagh | France | Strict | Lenient |
| Chris Sarginson | England | Average | Average |
| Christopher Pollard | Spain | Average | Average |
| Craig Hicks | England | Average | Strict |
| Craig Pawson | France | Strict | Lenient |
| Darren Bond | Scotland | Average | Average |
| Darren Drysdale | Portugal | Average | Average |
| Darren England | England | Strict | Strict |
| Darren Handley | Saudi Arabia | Average | Average |
| David Coote | England | Strict | Strict |
| David Rock | Germany | Average | Average |
| David Webb | France | Lenient | Lenient |
| Dean Whitestone | Malaysia | Lenient | Average |
| Gavin Ward | Spain | Lenient | Average |
| Geoff Eltringham | England | Strict | Strict |
| Graham Salisbury | Serbia | Strict | Average |
| Graham Scott | Australia | Lenient | Average |
| James Adcock | England | Average | Average |
| James Linington | Belgium | Strict | Strict |
| James Oldham | England | Average | Average |
| Jarred Gillett | England | Average | Average |
| Jeremy Simpson | Switzerland | Strict | Strict |
| John Brooks | England | Lenient | Strict |
| John Busby | England | Lenient | Lenient |
| Jonathan Moss | Korea Republic | Average | Average |
| Josh Smith | England | Average | Average |
| Keith Stroud | England | Strict | Strict |
| Kevin Friend | Poland | Lenient | Lenient |
| Kevin Johnson | England | Average | Lenient |
| Lee Mason | China PR | Lenient | Lenient |
| Lee Swabey | Sweden | Average | Average |
| Leigh Doughty | Scotland | Average | Average |
| Marc Edwards | United States | Average | Average |
| Martin Atkinson | Romania | Strict | Average |
| Martin Coy | Belgium | Lenient | Average |
| Matthew Donohue | France | Strict | Average |
| Michael Oliver | England | Average | Average |
| Michael Salisbury | Brazil | Average | Strict |
| Mike Dean | Korea Republic | Strict | Lenient |
| Neil Hair | Saudi Arabia | Strict | Strict |
| Oliver Langford | England | Average | Average |
| Ollie Yates | England | Average | Average |
| Paul Tierney | England | Lenient | Strict |
| Peter Bankes | Argentina | Strict | Strict |
| Peter Wright | Brazil | Average | Lenient |
| Rob Lewis | Ukraine | Lenient | Average |
| Robert Jones | Norway | Average | Strict |
| Ross Joyce | England | Strict | Average |
| Sam Allison | Korea Republic | Average | Average |
| Sam Purkiss | Switzerland | Average | Average |
| Scott Duncan | United States | Average | Lenient |
| Scott Oldham | China PR | Lenient | Lenient |
| Seb Stockbridge | Finland | Strict | Lenient |
| Simon Hooper | England | Average | Strict |
| Stephen Martin | England | Lenient | Average |
| Stuart Attwell | Argentina | Strict | Average |
| Thomas Bramall | Brazil | Lenient | Average |
| Tim Robinson | Sweden | Strict | Strict |
| Tom Nield | England | Lenient | Average |
| Tony Harrington | Austria | Strict | Strict |
| Trevor Kettle | Ghana | Average | Lenient |
| Will Finnie | France | Average | Average |
Complete List of Fictitious Referees
Here is the list of fictitious FIFA 21 referees:
| Abdulmajeed Al-Reshedi | Holland | Average | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Gløersen | Germany | Lenient | Average |
| Afonso Masarenhas | Holland | Lenient | Average |
| Afonso Secretario | England | Average | Strict |
| Alasdair McMann | England | Average | Average |
| Albin Kuniak | Sweden | Average | Lenient |
| Alvaro Aldgate | Republic of Ireland | Average | Average |
| Álvaro Arias Romera | Denmark | Average | Average |
| Alvaro Joaquín Florez | Denmark | Strict | Strict |
| An-Jol Park | Austria | Lenient | Average |
| Anna Poltavkina | England | Average | Average |
| Ansgar von Hauenstein | Norway | Average | Strict |
| Arcibaldo Pombal | Germany | Average | Lenient |
| Aske Hemmingsen | Portugal | Average | Average |
| Aurelio Oriol Gaspar | England | Lenient | Strict |
| Austen Bayliffe | England | Average | Average |
| Azlan Hamberi | England | Lenient | Lenient |
| Baptiste Alacoque | Spain | Average | Average |
| Benoît Taillade | Portugal | Strict | Average |
| Bethany Callanish | Australia | Lenient | Average |
| Buk-Chol Choi | Portugal | Average | Average |
| Celina Heiselmann | England | Average | Average |
| Conor O’Connelly | Chile | Average | Lenient |
| Daisuke Matsuyo | Spain | Average | Strict |
| Daniel Soengas Bello | England | Average | Strict |
| Dario Nuessli | Poland | Lenient | Lenient |
| Dawud Al-Habash | Spain | Average | Average |
| Dietmar Schönlebe | England | Strict | Average |
| Dong-Kyoo Choi | France | Lenient | Strict |
| Dragoș Tismăneanu | South Africa | Average | Average |
| Elanne Fung | Turkey | Average | Average |
| Elias Monteiro Flavio | China PR | Lenient | Lenient |
| Enis Balbay | Norway | Average | Average |
| Esben Schjønberg | Scotland | Lenient | Strict |
| Eufemio Lafranchi | Italy | Average | Lenient |
| Fabrice Madoulet | Poland | Strict | Strict |
| Fedder Gotthard | England | Average | Average |
| Federico Ramos Navarro | England | Average | Strict |
| Feridun Doğançay | Austria | Average | Strict |
| Filippo Giacoletti | Holland | Strict | Average |
| Flemming Fredskild | Holland | Lenient | Average |
| Francisco Caldejos | England | Average | Strict |
| Françoise Berringuet | Sweden | Average | Average |
| Fuad Al-Rishani | France | Average | Lenient |
| Gabriel Santiseban | France | Average | Average |
| Gang-sheng Bai | Australia | Lenient | Average |
| Gavin Monksfield | Republic of Ireland | Average | Average |
| Gianluca Del Tarano | Republic of Ireland | Average | Average |
| Gijsbert Declerck | England | Strict | Average |
| Gökberk Topaloğlu | China PR | Average | Average |
| Graham Boverick | England | Lenient | Strict |
| Grant Lindum | Singapore | Strict | Average |
| Guilherme Santoso | Austria | Average | Average |
| Gustavo Apollonio | Japan | Lenient | Strict |
| Gwidon Pietrzykowski | England | Lenient | Average |
| Hadrien Dumortier | Korea Republic | Average | Average |
| Hai-wang Sui | Australia | Average | Lenient |
| Hans de Noteboom | England | Average | Average |
| Harald Fimmler | Germany | Average | Lenient |
| Haruto Shimaguchi | England | Average | Average |
| Heimo Wasserschneider | Saudi Arabia | Average | Average |
| Henry McDillon | Portugal | Average | Strict |
| Heribert Allmaier | England | Average | Strict |
| Hoo-gwo Xiang | Poland | Average | Average |
| Hussain Al-Shamkali | Germany | Average | Average |
| Hyun-Soon Han | Hong Kong | Average | Average |
| Iacob Săulescu | France | Average | Strict |
| Ian Lowcroft | England | Lenient | Average |
| Ignacio Muñiz Villate | Turkey | Strict | Strict |
| Ingrún Svansdóttir | England | Average | Strict |
| Ingvar Tollefsen | France | Average | Average |
| Innes McKellar | England | Average | Average |
| Ireneusz Iglikowski | England | Average | Strict |
| Iwona Małdowicz | England | Average | Average |
| Jannik Zöckler | England | Average | Average |
| Jascha Zurheide | Belgium | Lenient | Average |
| Jasper de Waart | Australia | Average | Average |
| Jean Rabault | Poland | Lenient | Average |
| Jean-Daniel Lacagne | England | Average | Strict |
| Jefferson Robertford | England | Average | Lenient |
| Jerónimo Santarelli | England | Strict | Average |
| Jett Colling | Spain | Average | Average |
| Jochem Van Vosselen | Mexico | Average | Strict |
| Joel Highett | England | Lenient | Average |
| Joep Druppers | Brazil | Strict | Average |
| José del Mirrón | Serbia | Average | Average |
| Josh Brithwell | Sweden | Strict | Lenient |
| Kasper Krosby | United States | Average | Strict |
| Kenji Sunadori | Republic of Ireland | Average | Average |
| Klemens Pilegaard | England | Average | Lenient |
| Kristoffer Frohlander | Romania | Average | Average |
| Lamon Darawan | Greece | Lenient | Average |
| Lasse Lagerroth | England | Average | Average |
| Laurent Glaisyer | Denmark | Average | Average |
| Laurits Tyllesen | Iceland | Average | Average |
| Leonardo San Milano | Spain | Strict | Average |
| Leonidas Lambrakis | England | Average | Average |
| Loïc Dacquigny | England | Average | Strict |
| Ludger Falck | Poland | Strict | Average |
| Ludvig Walfridsson | England | Average | Lenient |
| Lutz Gersthofer | Mexico | Lenient | Average |
| Luuk Hoebacke | Saudi Arabia | Average | Lenient |
| Mălin Butacu | Romania | Average | Strict |
| Manuel Rui Barbosa | England | Average | Average |
| Márcio Herrera Lomba | England | Strict | Strict |
| Mariam Peñarrieta | England | Average | Average |
| Matthew Mzizi | Mexico | Average | Strict |
| Maximilian Mehlbacher | Holland | Strict | Average |
| Maximiliano Recobedo | Switzerland | Average | Strict |
| Mazhar Al-Amur | Mexico | Lenient | Average |
| Mehmet Yıldıraz | England | Average | Average |
| Miloje Tomčić | Russia | Average | Average |
| Moray Baird | Germany | Average | Average |
| Nazario Dasmarinas | Thailand | Strict | Average |
| Neea Jokelainen | Norway | Average | Average |
| Nikodem Dworaczyk | Romania | Average | Average |
| Njål Flaten | Belgium | Average | Strict |
| Oliver Benito Ledesma | England | Average | Strict |
| Özgür Öztürkmek | Belgium | Strict | Average |
| Pat Framlow | Switzerland | Average | Average |
| Paweł Grygorski | Turkey | Strict | Average |
| Pedro Orteguilla | Germany | Strict | Average |
| Philippe Daboussier | Turkey | Strict | Average |
| Pim Ploegmakers | Korea Republic | Average | Strict |
| Pim van Tilburgh | France | Lenient | Average |
| Pontus Ortendhal | England | Lenient | Average |
| Radovan Palenković | Italy | Average | Average |
| Rafael Ruibal Losada | Argentina | Lenient | Average |
| Rainier Vannier | Germany | Average | Lenient |
| Ramón Alcanto | England | Strict | Lenient |
| Regis Graver | Poland | Average | Strict |
| Roald Wikborg | England | Average | Lenient |
| Robin Cainsdorf | Denmark | Average | Average |
| Rodolfo Costinha | Japan | Strict | Average |
| Ruaridh Monroe | England | Average | Average |
| Scott McBeanie | Germany | Average | Average |
| Sébastien Mittré | Denmark | Lenient | Lenient |
| Sergey Piputkin | Denmark | Average | Average |
| Serwa Attram | Japan | Average | Average |
| Sheamus McArthur | England | Strict | Average |
| Siem Decauwer | Russia | Lenient | Average |
| Stefan Häsenecker | England | Lenient | Average |
| Steffen Schwurbel | England | Strict | Average |
| Sung-Kwan Cho | Korea Republic | Average | Average |
| Sven Solomonsson | England | Strict | Average |
| Thorvald Oedegaard | Scotland | Average | Strict |
| Timothée Gueguen | England | Average | Average |
| Torjus Løken | Scotland | Lenient | Average |
| Valente Larrazábal | England | Strict | Average |
| Viggo Toksvig | Norway | Strict | Lenient |
| Vincent Lentvogt | Germany | Average | Average |
| Vyacheslav Bondartchuk | Italy | Average | Average |
| Wesley Vangorten | England | Average | Lenient |
| Wilson Guiremes Sans | Turkey | Average | Strict |
| Wilson Mountland | Zimbabwe | Lenient | Average |
| Xavier Aguilar Ramírez | Norway | Average | Lenient |
| Yasuto Arakida | England | Average | Average |
| Yoon-Fang Lee | England | Lenient | Lenient |
| Yusri Kao | #REF! | Average | Average |
| Zachariasz Krzywicki | Spain | Average | Average |
| Zamfir Izbașa | Italy | Average | Average |
| Zhi-xiang Qun | Australia | Average | Strict |
Bro the threats some people give to refs on fifa these refs are gonna be crying from the insults people will give them
I didn’t know that Mike Dean was from Korea Republic
Rodolfo Costinha is Brazilian, no japanese
This is a disgrace.
Mike Dean ai t Korean of Republic, he’s English