Natalie Simon

Natalie Simon
Born Louisiana, US
Domestic
Years League Role
NWSL Referee
USL Championship Referee
2020– MLS Fourth official
2023– MLS Next Pro Referee
International
Years League Role
2022– FIFA listed Referee

Natalie Simon (born ca. 1989)[1] is an American international soccer referee for the Professional Referee Organization of the United States. In 2022, she became one of four American women to hold a FIFA international refereeing badge, and the first African-American woman to do.[2][3]

  1. ^ Hernández, Miguel (January 17, 2022). "Natalie Simon becomes the first black woman referee in the United States to earn a FIFA badge". infobae. Retrieved May 11, 2023. Referee Natalie Simon, 32, has become the first African-American woman to earn a FIFA badge, a distinction that qualifies her to take part in international matches and tournaments.
  2. ^ Baxter, Kevin (January 12, 2022). "Referee Natalie Simon is first Black woman to earn FIFA badge: 'It's kind of a miracle'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Douglas, Kendra (April 4, 2022). "Natalie Simon becomes first African-American woman to earn FIFA referee badge". WESH. Retrieved May 10, 2023.