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Nico
Claes
ASSISTANT REFEREE · 19 appearances
Belgium · RBFA · UEFA

Nico Claes

🚩Belgium assistant referee · 7 competitions

Career Stats

7 comps
19
total appearances
19
Asst. Ref
Domestic 0International 18

Season-by-Season Activity

'23/24
2
'25/26
10
SeasonTotalAR
2025/261010
2023/2422
77

Career Milestones

Career-firsts tracked in our database.

First tracked match26/07/2023
The New Saints FC v FC Swift Hesper
UEFA Europa Conference League
First international match26/07/2023
The New Saints FC v FC Swift Hesper
UEFA Europa Conference League
First Champions League match08/07/2025
Víkingur v Lincoln Red Imps FC
UEFA Champions League First Qualifying Round (First Legs)

Match Activity

13 matches · 3 years
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Top 23% among Belgium officials

Peer Benchmark

Match Count77%
Seasons Active49%
Competitions76%

Median in Belgium: 7 matches · 2 seasons

Recent Matches

18Mar2026
UEFA Youth League
Real Madrid CFvsSporting CP
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04Feb2026
UEFA Youth League
Paris Saint-germainvsFK DYNAMA-MINSK
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18Dec2025
Europa Conference League
FC LAUSANNE-SPORTvsAcf Fiorentina
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25Nov2025
UEFA Youth League
AFC AjaxvsSL Benfica
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05Nov2025
UEFA Youth League
FK Crvena Zvezdavs0-0] FC BANÍK OSTRAVA
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Least-Officiated Teams

Clubs in their current competition, ordered by how seldom this official has worked their matches.

Each number = matches officiated involving that club · 0× = never officiated them

  1. 1-] FK DYNAMA-MINSK1×
  2. 20-0] FC BANÍK OSTRAVA1×
  3. 30-1] HJK HELSINKI1×
  4. 40-1] JK NARVA TRANS1×
  5. 50-1] MK MAKKABI HAIFA1×
  6. 60-2] LARNE FC1×
  7. 70-3] FC MIDTJYLLAND1×
  8. 80-4] AZ ALKMAAR1×
  9. 90-4] HIBERNIAN FC1×
  10. 100-5] FC NANTES1×

Top Destinations

  1. 1Athens
    1×
  2. 2Chisinău
    1×
  3. 3Donostia / San Sebastian
    1×
  4. 4Limassol
    1×
  5. 5Munich
    1×
  6. 6Oswestry
    1×
  7. 7Podgorica
    1×
  8. 8Sankt Veit an der Glan
    1×

Venues Visited(8)

Every stadium Nico Claes has officiated at, with the matches worked there.

MunichMunich
1 match
OswestryOswestry
1 match
PodgoricaPodgorica
1 match
Sankt Veit an der GlanSankt Veit an der Glan
1 match
LimassolLimassol
1 match
AthensAthens
1 match
Donostia / San SebastianDonostia / San Sebastian
1 match
ChisinăuChisinău
1 match

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EL
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Lambrechts
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🇧🇪Referee
JV
Jasper
Vergoote
34 matchesiREFEREE
🇧🇪Fourth Official
NV
Nathan
Verboomen
34 matchesiREFEREE
🇧🇪VAR
JB
Jan
Boterberg
33 matchesiREFEREE
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Career Events

Career events (UEFA courses, awards) will appear here when available.

Season Reports

2025/26 (10)2023/24 (2) (7)