Harm Osmers is a German football referee born in Bremen, Germany on 28 January 1985. He made his Bundesliga debut on 10 September 2016. He has been FIFA-listed since 2020. Osmers is a UEFA first-category referee and one of the more established officials in Germany's current pool.
Harm Osmers is a German football referee born in Bremen, Germany on 28 January 1985. He made his Bundesliga debut on 10 September 2016. He has been FIFA-listed since 2020. Osmers is a UEFA first-category referee and one of the more established officials in Germany's current pool. 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, Osmers has officiated 11 league matches, averaging 19.91 fouls, 0.55 penalties, 4.36 yellow cards and 0.18 red cards per game. Those numbers point to a assertive and quick to punish major incidents profile, with a comparatively lighter whistle in open play, and 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.
Harm Osmers is presented with a data-first profile based on publicly available information and the statistics entered in the referee database.
Referee style: Assertive and quick to punish major incidents.
