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.
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.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
3–4
SV 07 Elversberg
1. FSV Mainz 05
3–4
FC Bayern München
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
6–3
VfL Wolfsburg
RB Leipzig
2–1
FC Augsburg
Eintracht Frankfurt
3–0
Borussia Mönchengladbach
FC Koln
1–0
VfL Wolfsburg
FC Augsburg
2–2
SC Freiburg
1899 Hoffenheim
4–1
Hamburger SV
RB Leipzig
2–0
SV Werder Bremen
Hamburger SV
0–1
VfL Wolfsburg
FC St. Pauli
1–2
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
VfL Bochum
1–2
FC Augsburg
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.
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.
