Jarred Gillett
{{short description|Australian football referee in the Premier League (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox football official
| name = Jarred Gillett
| fullname = Jarred Gavan Gillett
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|11|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| otheroccupations =
| years1 = 2010–2019
| league1 = {{fbaicon|AUS}}{{fbaicon|NZL}} A-League
| role1 = Referee
| years2 = 2019–
| league2 = {{fbaicon|ENG}} EFL
| role2 = Referee
| years3 = 2021–
| league3 = {{fbaicon|ENG}} Premier League
| role3 = Referee
| internationalyears1 = 2013–2019
| confederation1 = FIFA listed {{fbaicon|AUS}}
| internationalrole1 = Referee
| internationalyears2 = 2023–
| confederation2 = FIFA listed {{fbaicon|ENG}}
| internationalrole2 = Referee
}}
Jarred Gavan Gillett (born 1 November 1986) is an Australian soccer referee. Gillett has been a referee in the Premier League, the top flight of the English football pyramid, since his promotion to the Select Group referees list on 3 August 2021.
Early life
Jarred Gavan Gillett was born on 1 November 1986 on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.{{cite web | title=Jarred Gillett, Jarred Gavan Gillett | website=BDFutbol | date=29 July 2024 | url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/r/r611927.html | access-date=2 September 2024}}{{cite web | title=Matches as referee | website=worldfootball.net | url=https://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/jarred-gillett/ | access-date=2 September 2024}}
Career
Gillett has refereed five Hyundai A-League Grand Finals (2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) and has been named the Hyundai A-League Referee of the Year on five occasions (2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2017–18).{{cn|date=December 2024}}
He refereed the October 2009 National Youth League Grand Final. He was part of the Asian Football Confederation Project Future referees program and visited the Premier League in England in 2010 with the AFC.[http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~1963998,00.html Tips from the top young referees] at premierleague.com
Gillett made his A-League debut during the 2010–11 A-League season, officiating in 15 matches, including the elimination semi-final between Adelaide United and Wellington Phoenix.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatealeague.com/referee_detail.php?referee_id=29|title=Jared Gillett (Referee)|publisher=Ultimate A-League|access-date=25 April 2012}}
In November 2016, Gillett was approached by ASEAN Football Federation to officiate in the 2016 AFF Championship first leg of the semi-finals match between Indonesia and Vietnam in Bogor.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
In April 2017, he was appointed as one of the inaugural video assistant referees (VARs) in the A-League (the first top-tier football league in the world to implement the technology).{{Cite web|url=http://www.a-league.com.au/article/hyundai-a-league-first--to-use-video-assistant-referees/1g3x9yaxih0dp1aaokfqi2uihy|title=Hyundai A-League first to use Video Assistant Referees|date=3 April 2017}}
When Gillett was awarded the Hyundai A-League Referee of the Year award in 2016–17 for a record fourth time; this made him the most successful referee in A-League history.{{Cite web|url=http://www.a-league.com.au/article/sydney-fc-star-milos-ninkovic-claims-johnny-warren-medal/1jpsxau0jemi21sfeof6ylef8r|title = Sydney FC star claims Johnny Warren Medal|date = May 2017}}
The 2018 A-League Grand Final between Newcastle Jets and Melbourne Victory was his fifth time, and fourth consecutive appearance, refereeing the Grand Final. In October 2018, Gillett refereed the 2018 FFA Cup Final between Adelaide United and Sydney FC.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
He has also officiated in the J-League (as part of an exchange program),{{Cite web|url=http://www.jfa.jp/eng/referee/exchange/|title=JFA Exchange Program}} the Indian Super League, the Chinese Super League and the Saudi Professional League and at the 2015 International Champions Cup.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
Gillett joined Select Group 2 in England at the start of the 2019–20 season after taking up a post-doctoral research position at Liverpool John Moores University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/980916|title=Australian referee Gillett set to officiate in England|date=11 February 2019|website=premierleague.com|access-date=11 February 2019}}
On 15 April 2019, Gillett was selected to take charge of his first fixture in the EFL. He was chosen to officiate the EFL League Two match between Morecambe and Cheltenham Town on 22 April 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.efl.com/news/2019/april/efl-appointments-19-23-april/|title=EFL Referee appointments 19–23 March 2019|website=efl.com|access-date= 16 April 2019}} Gillett officiated his first Championship match, Blackburn Rovers v Swansea City, on the final day of the 2018–19 season.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
On 24 September 2019, he officiated an EFL Cup game. He refereed the match between Colchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
Gillett also took charge of the second leg of the 2020–21 EFL Championship play-off semi-final between Brentford and AFC Bournemouth.{{cite web|url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2021/may/jarred-gillett-to-take-charge-of-saturdays-play-off-second-leg/|title=Jarred Gillett to take charge of Saturday's play-off second leg|website=Brentford F.C.|date=20 May 2021|accessdate=24 May 2021}}
On 22 June 2021, Gillett was selected with three other referees to be promoted to the Select Group 1, allowing him to officiate Premier League games from the 2021–22 Premier League season onwards.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
On 25 September 2021, he became the first person born outside of the British Isles and the second person born outside of the United Kingdom to referee a Premier League game, taking charge of a 1–1 draw between Watford and Newcastle United.{{Cite web|title=Aussie ref leaves pitch to boos after chaotic EPL match|url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/aussie-ref-leaves-pitch-to-boos-after-chaotic-epl-match-570346|access-date=2021-09-26|website=FTBL}}{{efn|Irish-born Dermot Gallagher was a Premier League referee from 1992 to 2007.}}
Statistics
= Australia =
{{updated|9 September 2021|{{Cite web|title=Jarred Gillett {{!}} Latest Football Betting Odds {{!}} Soccer Base|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/referees/referee.sd?referee_id=1528|access-date=2021-09-09|website=www.soccerbase.com}}{{Cite web|title=Jarred Gillett (Referee) :: Ultimate A-League|url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/referee_detail.php?referee_id=29|access-date=2021-09-09|website=www.ultimatealeague.com}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Season !Games !Total {{yel}} !{{yel}} per game !Total {{sent off}} !{{sent off}} per game | |||||
| 2010–11 | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| 2011–12 | 24 | – | – | – | – |
| 2012–13 | 18 | – | – | – | – |
| 2013–14 | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| 2014–15 | 14 | 70 | 5.00 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 2015–16 | 21 | 101 | 4.81 | 2 | 0.10 |
| 2016–17 | 17 | 96 | 5.65 | 7 | 0.41 |
| 2017–18 | 21 | 85 | 4.05 | 4 | 0.19 |
| 2018–19 | 16 | 64 | 4.00 | 4 | 0.25 |
| TotalTotals for 2014–15 onwards due to lack records. | 159 | 416 | 4.67 | 21 | 0.24 |
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= England =
= International =
Notes
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References
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{{A-League Referee of the Year}}
{{Premier League referees}}
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Category:People from the Gold Coast, Queensland
Category:A-League Men referees
Category:Australian soccer referees
Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in England