Youngest football referee (male)
- Who
- Samuel Keplinger
- What
- 9:303 year(s):day(s)
- Where
- Germany (Bobingen)
- When
- 24 February 2008
The youngest person to referee a competitive football (soccer) match is Samuel Keplinger (Germany, b. 27 April 1998) who was 9 years 303 days old when he officiated the 0-0 draw between SSV Bobingen and SV Reinhartshausen in Bobingen, Bavaria, Germany on 24 February 2008.
Samuel was refereeing as part of an indoor tournament organised by TSV Bobingen. The tournament was for local U-7 boys teams. Samuel also refereed another game that day between FSV Wehringen and FSV Inningen.
Samuel had always shown a keen interest in refereeing and finally decided to take charge of a match after reading about the previous record in GWR 2008 edition.