Florian Exner is a German football referee born in Münster, Germany on 5 October 1990. He made his Bundesliga debut on 7 April 2024. Exner joined the Bundesliga group in 2024 after impressing in the second tier. 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, Exner has officiated 10 league matches, averaging 20.80 fouls, 0.60 penalties, 4.60 yellow cards and 0.10 red cards per game. Those numbers point to a assertive and quick to punish major incidents profile, with a noticeable tendency to award penalties. For The VAR Verdict, that statistical snapshot helps readers understand the disciplinary threshold and general tone he has shown this season.