Clément Turpin (French pronunciation: [klemɑ̃ tyʁpɛ̃]; born 16 May 1982)[1] is a French football referee. He has been a FIFA listed referee since 2010, and an UEFA Elite group referee since 2012. Turpin has received several accolades for his work as a referee[citation needed]. He also works as a physical education teacher in France.[citation needed]

Clément Turpin
Turpin in 2016
Born (1982-05-16) 16 May 1982 (age 41)
Oullins, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Other occupation Jurist
Domestic
Years League Role
2006–2007 National Referee
2007–2009 Ligue 2 Referee
2008–present Ligue 1 Referee
International
Years League Role
2010–present FIFA listed Referee

Career edit

Turpin became a FIFA referee in 2010.[2] He has served as a referee in the 2014[3] and 2018 World Cup qualifiers.[4]

He became a referee in UEFA club competitions from the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.

In May 2016, Turpin was named the best French referee by the French Football Federation. The same year he officiated at the UEFA Euro 2016 in France[5] and was one of the five UEFA referees for the Men's Olympic Games football tournament in Brazil.[6]

The following year Turpin refereed in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.

On 29 March 2018, FIFA announced that Turpin would officiate at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, with Cyril Gringore and Nicolas Danos as assistant referees.[7]

On 4 July 2020, he officiated the Oldest capital derby of Bulgaria between Levski Sofia and Slavia Sofia.[8]

On 26 May 2021, he refereed the 2021 UEFA Europa League Final between Villarreal and Manchester United.[9]

Turpin was selected by UEFA to officiate the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final between Liverpool and Real Madrid.[10]

Record edit

Major national team competition edit

UEFA Euro 2016 – France
Date Match Venue Location Round Result Yellow cards Red cards
14 June 2016   Austria  Hungary Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux Bordeaux Group stage 0–2 1 1
21 June 2016   Northern Ireland  Germany Parc des Princes Paris Group stage 0–1 0 0
2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia
20 June 2018   Uruguay  Saudi Arabia Rostov Arena Rostov-on-Don Group stage 1–0 0 0
27 June 2018    Switzerland  Costa Rica Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Nizhny Novgorod Group stage 2–2 6 0
UEFA Euro 2020 – Europe
12 June 2021   Wales   Switzerland Baku National Stadium Baku Group stage 1–1 3 0
21 June 2021   Russia  Denmark Parken Stadium Copenhagen Group stage 1–4 3 0
2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar
24 November 2022   Uruguay  South Korea Education City Stadium Al Rayyan Group stage 0–0 3 0
29 November 2022   Ecuador  Senegal Khalifa International Stadium Al Rayyan Group stage 1–2 1 0
5 December 2022   Brazil  South Korea Stadium 974 Doha Round of 16 4–1 1 0

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Clément Turpin football referee stats - WorldReferee.com". worldreferee.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  2. ^ FIFA. "France: Referees". Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  3. ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Moldova - Ukraine 0:0". 12 October 2012. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  4. ^ FIFA."Match Report - Northern Ireland - Azerbaijan 4:0". 11 November 2016. Retrieved on 11 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Euro 2016 : Clément Turpin sélectionné parmi les 18 arbitres de la compétition" (in French). 15 December 2015. ISSN 1760-6454. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  6. ^ "JO 2016 : deux arbitres français à Rio". RMC Sport (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  7. ^ "List of Match Officials at 2018 FIFA World Cup" (PDF). fifa.com. 29 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Levski Sofia vs. Slavia Sofia 1-2". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Referee teams appointed for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  10. ^ Blow, Tom (11 May 2022). "Champions League final referee announced as Liverpool handed bad omen for clash". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by UEFA Champions League Final Referee
2022
Succeeded by
Preceded by UEFA Europa League Final Referee
2021
Succeeded by