Referee Profile

Benjamin Brand

Germany
Bundesliga Referee Event coverage · 100%
Birth DateJul 10, 1989
BirthplaceUnterspiesheim
FederationDFB
Top-flight DebutAug 22, 2015
Biography

About Benjamin Brand

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.

Referee Style Balanced but firm
Officiating record

Matches

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Match history

Recent Matches

Historical coverage is selective. We only show seasons and competitions where our sources provide enough verified referee data, so some older seasons may not be available.

Trusted archive

Full Match History

32 matches
Career

Competition & Season History

Historical coverage is selective. Only seasons with sufficient verified referee data are shown; some competitions and older seasons are intentionally unavailable when coverage is incomplete.

Bundesliga

Germany
32trusted matches

2026/27

100% event coverage
Current season
Matches2
Yellow5
Red0
Penalties1
VAR Events1
VAR Apps—

2025/26

100% event coverage · 92.8% league referee coverage
Excellent coverage
Matches14
Yellow52
Red2
Penalties4
VAR Events2
VAR Apps—

2024/25

100% event coverage · 91.2% league referee coverage
Excellent coverage
Matches16
Yellow64
Red3
Penalties3
VAR Events0
VAR Apps—

Tracked Statistics Snapshot

Matches32
Yellow Cards121
Red Cards5
Penalties8
Yellow / Covered Match3.78
Red / Covered Match0.16
Penalty / Covered Match0.25
VAR & Discipline

VAR Record

Explicit VAR Events3Provider-coded incidents
VAR Appointments—Structured role coverage unavailable
Goal Cancelled2Explicit provider event
VAR Penalty0Explicit provider event

VAR event counts describe provider-coded incidents. They do not represent The VAR Verdict's editorial judgment on whether a decision was correct or incorrect.

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