Martin Petersen (born 28 February 1985) is a German football referee who is based in Stuttgart.

He referees for VfL Stuttgart of the Württemberg Football Association.

From 2005 onwards, he took over officiating in the Verbandsliga Württemberg, before moving a year later to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg.

On 10 August 2015, Petersen was hit in the head by a lighter in the 71st minute during the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal match between VfL Osnabrück and RB Leipzig.

[3] Petersen lives in Stuttgart, where he works as a real estate broker.