Gabriel Chade

Gabriel Chade
Chade at the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Born (1980-08-22) 22 August 1980 (age 46)
Chilecito, La Rioja Province, Argentina
Domestic
Years League Role
2015–present Argentine Primera División Assistant referee
International
Years League Role
2016–present FIFA listed Assistant referee

Gabriel Chade (born 22 August 1980) is an Argentine football assistant referee who has been listed on the FIFA International Referees List since 2016.

Career

Chade was born in Chilecito, La Rioja Province, Argentina, in August 1980. Growing up in an inner and small place in La Rioja Province, Chade frequently speaks about the hardships that he faced to become a successful referee due to living so far away from any strong football hub of Argentina. He began his career in refereeing after an injury to his back did not allow him to continue playing football.

Chade said that he decided to pursue professional refereeing by happenstance after he began going to trainings of a friend who was a referee in Chilecito's local league. Chade stated in an interview with La Red La Rioja in April 2026 that this decision "changed his life overnight."

In 2015, Chade ascended to the Argentine Primera División, where he became a prominent assistant referee. After obtaining his FIFA badge in 2016, Chade began taking part in numerous international tournaments like CONMEBOL's Copa Sudamericana and Copa Libertadores, as well as the 2021 Copa América in Brazil. Outside CONMEBOL, Chade served as an assistant referee at other confederations' competitions, including the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup and the UEFA Euro 2024.

Chade took part in other international and inter-confederation tournaments. In 2019, he was assigned to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland and made his debut at the senior competition at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. In Qatar, Chade served in three matches, including a quarter-final match between Morocco and Portugal. He was also appointed to the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.

In April 2026, Chade was selected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, making this his second participation in the seniors' FIFA World Cup. He was appointed along with his fellow assistant referee Juan Pablo Belatti, who was a linesman in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final and is the most active assistant referee at FIFA World Cups.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "El chileciteño Gabriel Chade debuta en la Eurocopa". Nueva Rioja (in Spanish). 17 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 LocucionAR. "Gabriel Chade: "La AFA sigue confiando en nosotros y eso lo valoro muchísimo"". Radio y Televisión Riojana (in European Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Gabriel Chade representará a La Rioja en el Mundial 2026: "Me siento privilegiado" - 2026 - Medios Rioja" (in Spanish). 14 April 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 Red, La (10 April 2026). "El riojano Gabriel Chade, entre los arbitros argentinos que irán a la Copa del Mundo - LA RED 88.3 LA RIOJA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "El árbitro riojano Gabriel Chade "jugará" su segundo Mundial - 2026 - Medios Rioja" (in Spanish). 10 April 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  6. ↑ Gral.Lamadrid, Municipalidad (30 July 2025). "Gabriel Chade Arbitro Internacional- Charla motivacional". Municipalidad de General Lamadrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Gabriel Chade participó de una capacitación internacional en Europa". Nueva Rioja (in Spanish). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Gabriel Chade representará a La Rioja en el Mundial 2026: "Me siento privilegiado" - 2026 - Medios Rioja" (in Spanish). 14 April 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  9. ↑ Scime, Miguel (9 April 2026). "Histórico: tres árbitros representarán al fútbol argentino en el Mundial 2026". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Argentina's Nestor Pitana to referee World Cup final". France 24. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2026.