Willy Delajod (born 25 September 1992) is a French International referee who officiates in Ligue 1. He is a FIFA referee,[1] and is ranked as a UEFA first category referee.[2]
Refereeing career
Delajod began refereeing at the age of 13.[3] He officiated his first match in Ligue 2 during the 2015–16 season, in a fixture between Valenciennes and Red Star on 29 January 2016.[4] In doing so, he became the youngest referee to officiate a Ligue 2 match at the age of 23. In 2017, he was selected by the French Football Federation and UEFA to join the UEFA Centre of Refereeing Excellence (CORE) program, intended to prepare younger referees for the international level. Three years later, he was promoted to officiate in Ligue 1, starting in the 2018–19 season.[5] He officiated his first match in the league on 11 August 2018 between Lille and Rennes,[6] again setting a record as the youngest referee in league history at the age of 25.[3]