Serhiy Boyko

{{short description|Ukrainian football referee}}

{{For|the Ukrainian footballer born in 1987|Serhiy Boyko (footballer, born 1987)}}

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| name = Serhiy Boyko

| image = Serhiy Boyko.jpg

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| full_name = Serhiy Mykolayovych Boyko

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|6|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{height|m=1.82}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| years1 = 1995–1996

| clubs1 = FC Dnistrovets
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi

| caps1 = 11

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1997–1999

| clubs2 = FC Portovyk Illichivsk

| caps2 = 17

| goals2 = 0

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{{Infobox football official

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| years1 = 2008–2021

| league1 = Ukrainian Premier League

| role1 = Referee

| years2 = 2023–

| league2 = Major League Soccer

| role2 = Referee

| internationalyears1 = 2011–

| confederation1 = FIFA listed

| internationalyears2 = 2011–

| confederation2 = UEFA listed (Cat 2)

| internationalrole1 = Referee

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Serhiy Mykolayovych Boyko ({{langx|uk|Сергій Миколайович Бойко}}; born 30 June 1977) is a Ukrainian international referee and a former player.{{cite web |publisher=Footballfacts |url=http://footballfacts.ru/players/670534-bojko-sergej-nikolaevich |title=Profile by footballfacts.ru |language=Russian}}

Boiko became a FIFA referee in 2011.FIFA. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070630194329/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ukr/footballofficials/referees/peoplekind=ref.html "Ukraine: Referees"]. Retrieved on 2 May 2013. He has refereed at 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers,[http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=4239&linkType=referee&contextType=bio Profile] beginning with the match between Sweden and Kazakhstan.FIFA. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131022004113/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=258374/match=300182467/report.html "Match Report – Sweden – Kazakhstan 2:0 (1:0)"]. 11 September 2012. Retrieved on 2 May 2013.

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he became a refugee in the United States and continued working as a referee within the Professional Referee Organization in the United States. He officiated USL Championship games as both a match referee and 4th official, and on 15 April he served as match referee for the MLS regular season match between Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-12 |title=MLS Assignments: Week 8 |url=https://proreferees.com/2023/04/12/2023-mls-assignments-week-8/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Professional Referee Organization ® |language=en-US}}