Lawrence Visser | |
Birth Date: | 18 December 1989[1] |
Birth Place: | Lommel, Belgium |
Years1: | 2013– |
League1: | Challenger Pro League |
Role1: | Referee |
Years2: | 2014– |
League2: | Belgian Pro League |
Role2: | Referee |
Internationalyears1: | 2017– |
Confederation1: | FIFA listed |
Internationalrole1: | Referee |
Internationalyears2: | 2017– |
Confederation2: | UEFA |
Internationalrole2: | Referee |
Lawrence Visser (born 18 December 1989) is a Belgian football referee.
On 16 August 2014, Visser officiated his first-ever match in the Belgian Pro League, a fixture between the teams of KV Oostende and KV Mechelen.[2] On 14 August 2020, the international referee was promoted to the second-highest referee category in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), becoming the first Belgian to reach this level since Sébastien Delferière.[3] [4]
On 28 September 2021, he made his debut in the UEFA Champions League, where he was assigned to officiate the group stage match between Real Madrid and Sheriff Tiraspol.[5] [6]