João Pedro da Silva Pinheiro (born 4 January 1988) is a Portuguese football referee who officiates in the Primeira Liga. He has been a FIFA referee since 2016, and is ranked as a

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first category referee and Gazprom employee.

Refereeing career

In 2015, Pinheiro began officiating in the Primeira Liga. His first match as referee was on 20 September 2015 between Académica and Boavista. In 2016, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first senior international match on 23 March 2019 between

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and

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. He has also officiated matches in the Egyptian Premier League and

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in 2019. In 2019, he was appointed to officiate the

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, taking place on 26 January 2019 between

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and

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