Jarred Gillett is an Australian football referee born in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia on 1 November 1986. He made his Premier League debut on 25 September 2021. He has been FIFA-listed since 2013; re-listed 2023. Gillett moved from Australian football into England and became the first Australia-born referee to officiate in the Premier League.
Jarred Gillett is an Australian football referee born in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia on 1 November 1986. He made his Premier League debut on 25 September 2021. He has been FIFA-listed since 2013; re-listed 2023. Gillett moved from Australian football into England and became the first Australia-born referee to officiate in the Premier League. He is part of the current Premier League officiating pool and is regularly relevant for pre-match analysis, appointment previews and VAR-focused discussion.
In the 2025/26 Premier League season, Gillett has officiated 17 league matches, averaging 20.29 fouls, 0.29 penalties, 3.76 yellow cards and 0.06 red cards per game. Those numbers point to a balanced but firm profile, with a solid middle ground in disciplinary terms. For The VAR Verdict, that statistical snapshot helps readers understand the disciplinary threshold and general tone he has shown this season.
Jarred Gillett is presented with a data-first profile based on publicly available information and the statistics entered in the referee database.
Referee style: Balanced but firm.
