David Barrie

David Barrie
Barrie in 2011
Born (1980-12-12) December 12, 1980 (age 45)
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Domestic
Years League Role
2006–2012 CSL Referee
2011–2017 NASL Referee
2019–2023 CPL Referee
2017- MLS VAR

David Barrie (born December 12, 1980) is a Canadian professional soccer referee, and is a member of the Professional Referee Organization. He officiates in Major League Soccer, USL Championship, and USL League One in the United States and in the Canadian Premier League in Canada.

Career

Barrie began officiating at the youth level with the Bedfordshire FA, while he was in Luton, England with his family. In 2006, he was licensed by the Ontario Soccer Association, and began referring matches in the Canadian Soccer League (CSL) in 2009. In 2010, he was selected for the Canadian Soccer Association National List of Match Officials. In 2011, he was named the CSL Referee Year, and received the award once more the following year. In 2014, he officiated the CIS Championship final.

He made his North American Soccer League match official debut on May 1, 2011, in a match with FC Edmonton against Montreal Impact. In 2014, he began officiating matches in the Canadian Championship, and in the USL Championship in 2017. In 2017, he became involved in Major League Soccer as a fourth official. In 2019, he was assigned matches in the Canadian Premier League as a match official.

Barrie began working as a VAR in MLS in 2017. He worked his first MLS playoff match as a VAR in 2024 when the New York Red Bulls played the Columbus Crew. He was the VAR for the MLS All Star Game in 2026.

References

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  4. ↑ "Canadian officials appointed to 2016 FIFA List of Referees and Assistant Referees | Canada Soccer". Canada Soccer. January 4, 2016. Archived from the original on September 30, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  5. ↑ "2011 Canadian Soccer League award winners | Canadian Soccer". Canada Soccer. November 13, 2011. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Edmonton vs. Impact - 2 May 2011 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Canada - D. Barrie - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Toronto vs. Colorado Rapids - 23 July 2017 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Valour vs. HFX Wanderers - 11 May 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Video Assistant Referees". Retrieved July 20, 2026.