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Dennis
Johan Higler
REFEREE · 76 appearances
Netherlands · UEFA

Dennis Johan Higler

⚽Netherlands referee · 12 competitions

Career Stats

12 comps
76
total appearances
4
Referee
50
VAR
22
AVAR
Domestic 0International 76

Season-by-Season Activity

'21/22
2
'22/23
1
'23/24
7
'25/26
24
RefereeVARAVAR
SeasonTotalRefVARAVAR
2025/26242184
2023/247—52
2022/231—1—
2021/22211—
4212516

Career Milestones

Career-firsts tracked in our database.

First tracked match12/08/2021
Hammarby Fotboll v FK Čukarički
UEFA Europa Conference League
First international match12/08/2021
Hammarby Fotboll v FK Čukarički
UEFA Europa Conference League
First VAR appearance30/09/2021
Krc Genk v Gnk Dinamo
Europa League
First Champions League match07/08/2022
Pyunik FA v FK Crvena Zvezda
Champions League

Match Activity

34 matches · 5 years
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Top 2% among Netherlands officials

Peer Benchmark

Match Count98%
Seasons Active70%
Competitions99%

Median in Netherlands: 5 matches · 2 seasons

Recent Matches

18Mar2026
UEFA Europa League Round of 16 (Second Legs)
SC BragavsFerencvárosi TC
avar
17Mar2026
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 (Second Legs)
Arsenal FCvsBayer 04 Leverkusen
var
12Mar2026
Europa League
Vfb StuttgartvsFC Porto
var
10Mar2026
Champions League
Atalanta BCvsReal Madrid CF
avar
26Feb2026
Europa League
FC Viktoria PlzeňvsPanathinaïkós AO
VAR
Show all 76 matches →

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. 1AS Roma1×
  2. 2Aston Villa FC1×
  3. 3Bologna FC 19091×
  4. 4FC Midtjylland1×
  5. 5FC Porto1×
  6. 6Ferencvárosi TC1×
  7. 7Krc Genk1×
  8. 8Losc Lille1×
  9. 9NOTTINGHAM FOREST FC1×
  10. 10Olympique Lyonnais1×

Top Destinations

  1. 1Lisbon
    4×
  2. 2Dortmund
    3×
  3. 3London
    3×
  4. 4Prague
    3×
  5. 5Salzburg
    3×
  6. 6Braga
    2×
  7. 7Decines-Charpieu
    2×
  8. 8Ljubljana
    2×
  9. 9Madrid
    2×
  10. 10Banjaluka
    1×
  11. 11Barcelona
    1×
  12. 12Bern
    1×
  13. 13Brussels
    1×
  14. 14Copenhagen
    1×
  15. 15Estadio Municipal de Braga
    1×

Venues Visited(38)

Every stadium Dennis Johan Higler has officiated at, with the matches worked there.

LisbonLisbon
4 matches
LondonLondon
3 matches
PraguePrague
3 matches
SalzburgSalzburg
3 matches
DortmundDortmund
3 matches
BragaBraga
2 matches
LjubljanaLjubljana
2 matches
Decines-CharpieuDecines-Charpieu
2 matches
MadridMadrid
2 matches
Thani bin Jassim StadiumThani bin Jassim Stadium
1 match
CopenhagenCopenhagen
1 match
HungaryMezokovesd
1 match
YerevanYerevan
1 match
GenkGenk
1 match
StockholmStockholm
1 match
HerningHerning
1 match
MilanMilan
1 match
PaksPaks
1 match
GlasgowGlasgow
1 match
GERHamburg
1 match
PortoPorto
1 match
ManchesterManchester
1 match
BanjalukaBanjaluka
1 match
Hradec KraloveHradec Kralove
1 match
BragaEstadio Municipal de Braga
1 match
ViennaVienna
1 match
MonacoMonaco
1 match
TurinTurin
1 match
RomeRome
1 match
BrusselsBrussels
1 match
V illeneuve dAscqV illeneuve dAscq
1 match
BernBern
1 match
Villeneuve-dAscqVilleneuve-dAscq
1 match
BarcelonaBarcelona
1 match
LeverkusenLeverkusen
1 match
LeipzigLeipzig
1 match
Frankfurt am MainFrankfurt am Main
1 match
GERGelsenkirchen
1 match

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Career Events

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

Season Reports

2025/26 (24)2023/24 (7)2022/23 (1)2021/22 (2) (42)