Martin Petersen is a German football referee born in Stuttgart, Germany on 28 February 1985. He made his Bundesliga debut on 20 September 2017. Petersen has built a steady top-flight profile since reaching the Bundesliga in 2017. 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, Petersen has officiated 8 league matches, averaging 22.00 fouls, 0.38 penalties, 4.75 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.