Benjamin Brand is a German football referee born in Unterspiesheim, Germany on 10 July 1989. He made his Bundesliga debut on 22 August 2015. Brand has been part of the Bundesliga referee group since 2015 and is a regular domestic appointment. He is part of the current Bundesliga officiating pool and is regularly relevant for pre-match analysis, appointment previews and VAR-focused discussion.
In the 2025/26 Bundesliga season, Brand has officiated 12 league matches, averaging 20.08 fouls, 0.25 penalties, 3.83 yellow cards and 0.00 red cards per game. Those numbers point to a balanced but firm profile, with no red cards in his Bundesliga sample so far. For The VAR Verdict, that statistical snapshot helps readers understand the disciplinary threshold and general tone he has shown this season.