Dickerson is a native and a resident of
Northern California, He became a professional soccer referee in January 2013, In June 2023, Dickerson received the
FIFA International badge, taking charge of his first international match in the
Gold Cup First Round game between
Suriname and
Puerto Rico. His second match on the international stage was a
friendly game between
Mexico and
Ghana in
Charlotte, North Carolina, and his third one was another friendly between the
USMNT and Ghana in
Nashville. In August 2023, Dickerson refereed the
U.S. Open Cup semifinal match between
FC Cincinnati and
Inter Miami at the
TQL Stadium in
Ohio. Dickerson later served as a
VAR official at the
2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in
Indonesia, as well as in the
CONCACAF Nations League and the
CONCACAF qualification matches for the
2026 FIFA World Cup. Dickerson also refereed in the
2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, leading a chaotic game between
El Salvador and
Canada, where he showed a straight
red card to a Salvadoran player in the Canadians' victory 2-0. In October 2025, Dickerson was appointed to the
FIFA U-20 World Cup in
Chile, where he officiated both as a match referee and a VAR official. He was assigned as the support (fourth) referee at
the final between
Argentina and
Morocco. He was named 2025
US Soccer Male Referee of the Year. Dickerson is fluent in
Spanish, aside from his native
English, and has practiced many sports, including soccer,
baseball,
cross-country,
rowing and
cycling. == References ==