Daniel Siebert
Birth date4 May 1984 (age 42)
Birth placeEast Berlin, East Germany
OtheroccupationSports scientist
Years 12007–
League 1DFB
Role 1Referee
Years 22009–
League 22. Bundesliga
Role 2Referee
Years 32012–
League 3Bundesliga
Role 3Referee
Internationalyears 12015–
Confederation 1FIFA listed
Internationalrole 1Referee

Daniel Siebert (born 4 May 1984) is a German football referee who is based in Berlin. He referees for FC Nordost Berlin of the Berlin Football Association. He is a FIFA referee, and is ranked as a UEFA elite category referee.

Refereeing career

Siebert, referee of the club Champions league, has been officiating since 1998. In 2007, he was appointed as a DFB referee. Siebert made his premiere in the 2. Bundesliga in 2009. He was appointed as a Bundesliga referee for the 2012–13 season, and made his first top-flight appearance in the match between Schalke 04 and FC Augsburg on 1 September 2012, issuing three yellow cards.

On 24 October 2014, it was announced Siebert would replace Wolfgang Stark as a FIFA referee in 2015.[1] This made Siebert the youngest of the ten German FIFA referees.[2]

Siebert made his international debut on 29 May 2015 when he officiated the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match between Portugal and Turkey. The first senior international match Siebert officiated was a friendly match between Luxembourg and Moldova on 9 June 2015.

Siebert has officiated 3 matches during the 2020 European Championship. He oversaw the Group D Scotland–Czech Republic fixture, the Group E Sweden–Slovakia match, and the Round of 16 game between Wales and Denmark.

He whistled 4 matches of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup such as the final match between Tunisia and Algeria.[1]

On 11 May 2026, UEFA announced Siebert would take charge of 2026 UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal on 30 May. [3]

Personal life

Siebert was born in Berlin, where he still lives. He works as a teacher part-time at a sports hotel in Berlin.[2] He is the father of two kids.[4]

References

  1. ^ DFB meldet Daniel Siebert für FIFA-Liste
  2. ^ Lange, Jörn (7 November 2014). "Für mich geht ein Traum in Erfüllung" [A dream of mine is fulfilled] (in German). Berliner Morgenpost. Archived 8 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Referee teams for 2026 UEFA club competition finals announced". UEFA.com. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  4. ^ "UEFA Champions League final referee Siebert ready for duty". 28 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.

Daniel Siebert