Danny Desmond Makkelie (born 28 January 1983) is a Dutch professional football referee.

[3] Previously, he was an additional assistant referee in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final.

He also refereed the semifinal between Brazil's Palmeiras and Mexico's UANL in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar.

[6][7] He awarded England a penalty in extra time for a foul on Raheem Sterling.

He was also video assistant referee during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in which he applied the new law changes in order to let penalties retaken in the France–Nigeria and Jamaica–Italy matches.