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Dennis
Higler
REFEREE · 57 appearances
Netherlands · UEFA
Dennis Higler
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⚽Netherlands referee · 5 competitions · FIFA International
Career Stats
5 comps57
total appearances
5
Referee
1
4th Official
13
VAR
36
AVAR
Domestic 0International 57
Season-by-Season Activity
'20/21
10
'21/22
11
'22/23
19
'25/26
1
2026
2
Referee4th OfficialVARAVAR
| Season | Total | Ref | 4th | VAR | AVAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 19 | — | — | 8 | 11 |
| 2021/22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020/21 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 8 |
| 14 | 2 | — | 2 | 10 |
Career Milestones
Career-firsts tracked in our database.
First tracked match21/10/2020
FC Salzburg v FC Lokomotiv Moskva
Champions League
First international match21/10/2020
FC Salzburg v FC Lokomotiv Moskva
Champions League
First VAR appearance02/12/2020
Club Brugge v Football Club Zenit
Champions League
First Champions League match21/10/2020
FC Salzburg v FC Lokomotiv Moskva
Champions League
Match Activity
43 matches · 5 yearsRole:RefereeVARAVARNo match
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Top 7% among Netherlands officials
Peer Benchmark
Match Count93%
Seasons Active82%
Competitions69%
Median in Netherlands: 5 matches · 2 seasons
Upcoming Appointments
Recent Matches
17Jun2026
FIFA World Cup
ArgentinavsAlgeria
Assistant VAR 1
13Jun2026
FIFA World Cup
United States4–1Paraguay
Assistant VAR 1
18Feb2026
Champions League
Qarabağ FKvsNewcastle United
AVAR
20Apr2023
UEFA Women
Vfl WolfsburgvsArsenal Women FC
VAR
20Apr2023
UEFA Europa Conference League
Ogc NicevsFC Basel
VAR
Most-Officiated Teams
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
Rarely Works With
Active officials in Champions League they have shared fewest matches with.
- 1Bastian DankertVAR · 85 in leagueNever
- 2Tomasz KwiatkowskiVAR · 74 in leagueNever
- 3Christian DingertVAR · 73 in leagueNever
- 4Massimiliano IrratiVAR · 66 in leagueNever
- 5Juan Martínez MunueraVAR · 64 in leagueNever
- 6Jérôme BrisardVAR · 63 in leagueNever
- 7Stuart AttwellVAR · 62 in leagueNever
- 8Willy DelajodAVAR · 61 in leagueNever
Top Destinations
- 1London5×
- 2Freiburg3×
- 3Glasgow3×
- 4Madrid3×
- 5Berlin2×
- 6Bodo2×
- 7Bratislava2×
- 8Dortmund2×
- 9Frankfurt Am Main2×
- 10Leipzig2×
- 11Nice2×
- 12Paris2×
- 13Rome2×
- 14Salzburg2×
- 15Senol Gunes Spor Kompleksi Yeni Stadyum2×
Venues Visited(33)
Every stadium Dennis Higler has officiated at, with the matches worked there.
LondonLondon
5 matchesFreiburgFreiburg
3 matchesGlasgowGlasgow
3 matchesMadridMadrid
3 matchesNiceNice
2 matchesUnknownUnknown
2 matchesLeipzigLeipzig
2 matchesSevilleSeville
2 matchesDortmundDortmund
2 matchesRomeRome
2 matchesWarsawWarsaw
2 matchesBerlinBerlin
2 matchesTrabzonSenol Gunes Spor Kompleksi Yeni Stadyum
2 matchesParisParis
2 matchesBratislavaBratislava
2 matchesBodoBodo
2 matchesSalzburgSalzburg
2 matchesArrowhead StadiumKansas City · United States
1 matchSoFi StadiumInglewood · United States
1 matchMilanMilan
1 matchFrankfurt am MainFrankfurt am Main
1 matchEstadio de la CeramicaEstadio de la Ceramica
1 matchNaplesNaples
1 matchPortoPorto
1 matchLiverpoolLiverpool
1 matchRazgradRazgrad
1 matchLeicesterLeicester
1 matchBrugesBruges
1 matchRennesRennes
1 matchDynamoKyiv · Ukraine
1 matchZenitZenit
1 matchFrankfurt Am MainFrankfurt Am Main
1 matchTravel map
Venues in chronological order across tracked matches.
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Career Events
FIFA World Cup 2026
United States, Canada & MexicoFIFA
FIFA WC 2026 Preselected Match Official Seminar
FIFA