.jpg) Penso in 2017 | |||
| Full name | Mary Victoria Penso[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Mary Victoria Hancock[2] | ||
| Born |
July 8, 1986 Stuart, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Other occupation | Digital marketer | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2015– | National Women's Soccer League | Referee | |
| 2019– | USL Championship | Referee | |
| 2020– | Major League Soccer | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2021– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Mary Victoria Penso (née Hancock; born 1986) is an American soccer referee. She began her professional refereeing career in the National Women's Soccer League and later moved to Major League Soccer, where in 2020 she became the first woman to referee a regular season match in 20 years. Penso was the referee for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final, the first World Cup final to feature an American referee.
- ^ "All posts tagged "Mary Victoria Penso"". Florida football Referees. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "From officiating at the YMCA to the NWSL's championship game, congratulations Tori and proud mom Patti Hancock!". YMCA. November 19, 2021. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.