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WC ’26
Hessel
Steegstra
ASSISTANT REFEREE · 50 appearances
Netherlands · UEFA
Hessel Steegstra
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🚩Netherlands assistant referee · 7 competitions · FIFA International
Career Stats
7 comps50
total appearances
50
Asst. Ref
Domestic 0International 50
Season-by-Season Activity
'19/20
1
'20/21
3
'21/22
8
'22/23
8
'23/24
1
'25/26
12
2026
1
| Season | Total | AR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 12 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 16 |
Career Milestones
Career-firsts tracked in our database.
Match Activity
34 matches · 7 yearsRole:ARNo match
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Top 11% among Netherlands officials
Peer Benchmark
Match Count89%
Seasons Active99%
Competitions78%
Median in Netherlands: 5 matches · 2 seasons
Recent Matches
13Jun2026
FIFA World Cup
United States4–1Paraguay
Assistant Referee 1
17Mar2026
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 (Second Legs)
Arsenal FCvsBayer 04 Leverkusen
assistant1
17Feb2026
Champions League
GalatasarayvsJuventus
assistant1
21Jan2026
Champions League
Atalanta BCvsATHLETIC CLUB
assistant1
09Dec2025
Champions League
AS MonacovsGalatasaray
assistant1
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
Frequently Works With
Rarely Works With
Active officials in Champions League they have shared fewest matches with.
- 1Massimiliano IrratiVAR · 66 in leagueNever
- 2Jérôme BrisardVAR · 63 in leagueNever
- 3Willy DelajodAVAR · 61 in leagueNever
- 4Paolo ValeriVAR · 60 in leagueNever
- 5Tomaž KlančnikAssistant Referee 1 · 53 in leagueNever
- 6Fedayi SanVAR · 51 in leagueNever
- 7Andraž KovačičAssistant Referee 2 · 49 in leagueNever
- 8Clément TurpinReferee · 41 in leagueNever
Top Destinations
- 1Milan4×
- 2Glasgow3×
- 3Munich3×
- 4Liverpool2×
- 5London2×
- 6Madrid2×
- 7Paris2×
- 8Senol Gunes Spor Kompleksi Yeni Stadyum2×
- 9Aspmyra1×
- 10Barcelona1×
- 11Bern1×
- 12Cluj-Napoca1×
- 13Dortmund1×
- 14Estadio de la Ceramica1×
- 15Leskovac1×
Venues Visited(26)
Every stadium Hessel Steegstra has officiated at, with the matches worked there.
MilanMilan
4 matchesMunichMunich
3 matchesGlasgowGlasgow
3 matchesLondonLondon
2 matchesMadridMadrid
2 matchesTrabzonSenol Gunes Spor Kompleksi Yeni Stadyum
2 matchesLiverpoolLiverpool
2 matchesParisParis
2 matchesSoFi StadiumInglewood · United States
1 matchLeskovacLeskovac
1 matchSevilleSeville
1 matchEstadio de la CeramicaEstadio de la Ceramica
1 matchTiraspolTiraspol
1 matchCluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca
1 matchVillarrealVillarreal
1 matchDortmundDortmund
1 matchLeverkusenLeverkusen
1 matchLisbonLisbon
1 matchSalzburgSalzburg
1 matchBarcelonaBarcelona
1 matchNewcastleNewcastle
1 matchNaplesNaples
1 matchOther Netherlands Officials
Career Events
FIFA World Cup 2026
United States, Canada & MexicoFIFA