Irfan Peljto (born 18 July 1984) is a Bosnian professional football referee who officiates primarily in the Bosnian Premier League.
He has been a FIFA referee since 2015, and is ranked as a UEFA elite category referee.
Born | Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | 18 July 1984||
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Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2013– | Bosnian Premier League | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2015– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
2023– | UEFA Elite | Referee |
Peljto is the only Bosnian referee to have officiated any UEFA Champions League group stage or knockout phase match.
In 2013, Peljto began officiating in the Bosnian Premier League. His first match as referee was on 27 July 2013 between Rudar Prijedor and Radnik Bijeljina. In 2015, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first senior international match on 8 June 2019 between Belgium and Kazakhstan.
On 24 November 2021, Peljto officiated his first UEFA Champions League group stage match between Beşiktaş and Ajax, becoming the first referee from Bosnia and Herzegovina to officiate a UEFA Champions League match. He officiated his first ever Champions League knockout phase game between RB Leipzig and Real Madrid on 13 February 2024.
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