Melissa Borjas
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.jpg) Borjas in 2019 | |||
| Full name | Melissa Paola Borjas Pastrana | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
20 October 1986[1] Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ||
| Years | Role | ||
| 2013– | Referee | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2013– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Melissa Paola Borjas Pastrana (born 20 October 1986) is a Honduran football referee. She earned a degree in finance at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, and has been a professional referee since 2011.[2] She has been on the FIFA International Referees List since 2013.[3]
Career
Borjas was the first female referee to officiate a match in
In 2015, she became the first Honduran woman to referee at the FIFA Women's World Cup when she officiated a match between Japan and Ecuador.[citation needed] She was again appointed as a referee for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[6] After the conclusion of the round of 16, she was selected as one of 11 referees who would officiate during the knockout stages.[7]
On 9 January 2023, FIFA appointed her to the officiating pool for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.[8]
Borjas was appointed to the officiating pool at the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup and was also chosen to officiate the final between the United States and Brazil in San Diego on March 10, 2024.[9]
References
- ^ "Referees in Canada 2015™: MELISSA PAOLA BORJAS". FIFA.com. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Getty Images". Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Referees in Canada 2015™: MELISSA PAOLA BORJAS". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Women's Football - News - Refereeing in the genes for Borjas". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Melissa Borjas Photos - Ecuador v Japan: Group C - FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 - Zimbio". Zimbio. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup 2019™ - News - Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Refereeing - Media briefing" (PDF). FIFA.com. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™" (Press release). FIFA. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Game Details". Concacaf. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
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