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Silvan Widmer
Widmer playing for Switzerland in 2015
Personal information
Full name Silvan Dominic Widmer[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Aarau, Switzerland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Mainz 05
Number 30
Youth career
2001–2007 SV Würenlos
2007–2008 Baden
2008–2010 Aarau
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Aarau II 9 (2)
2011–2013 Aarau 65 (11)
2013–2018 Udinese 131 (5)
2018–2021 Basel 85 (3)
2021– Mainz 05 88 (7)
International career‡
2011–2012 Switzerland U19 8 (3)
2012–2014 Switzerland U21 17 (1)
2014– Switzerland 49 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:28, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:13, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Silvan Dominic Widmer (born 5 March 1993) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bundesliga club Mainz 05, whom he captains, and the Switzerland national team.

Club career

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Widmer began his playing career at SV Würenlos and FC Baden before he moved on to FC Aarau where he rose through their youth ranks, soon playing regularly for Aarau's reserve team. He eventually made his league debut on 23 July 2011 against FC Winterthur, starting the match.[3] He scored his first Swiss Challenge League goal in a 2–2 home draw against FC St. Gallen on 21 November 2011.[4]

He signed with Udinese in the summer of 2012, but remained at Aarau for the 2012–13 season.

On 12 July 2018, Widmer signed with Basel[5] for a club record €5.5 million.[6]

Under trainer Marcel Koller, Basel won the Swiss Cup in the 2018–19 season. In the first round Basel beat FC Montlingen 3–0, in the second round Echallens Région 7–2 and in the round of 16 Winterthur 1–0. In the quarter-finals Sion were defeated 4–2 after extra time and in the semi-finals Zürich were defeated 3–1. All these games were played away from home. The final was held on 19 May 2019 in the Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Bern against Thun. Striker Albian Ajeti scored the first goal and Fabian Frei the second for Basel. Dejan Sorgić then netted a goal for Thun, but the end result was 2–1 for Basel.[7] Widmer played in five cup games and scored one goal, the winning goal in the match against Winterthur.[8]

Widmer moved to Bundesliga club 1. FSV Mainz 05 in July 2021, having agreed a three-year contract.[9]

International career

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Widmer was a Switzerland youth international having played both at under-19 and under-21 level.

He made his debut for the Swiss senior team as a 59th-minute substitute for Stephan Lichtsteiner in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against San Marino on 12 October 2014.[10]

Widmer scored his first international goal for Switzerland on 6 September 2020, in a 1–1 UEFA Nations League draw against Germany.[11]

He was a member of the Swiss squad for UEFA Euro 2020,[12] where he made his tournament debut as a substitute in the second group match against Italy on 16 June. He went on the start the final group match against Turkey, as well as in the round of 16 against France and the quarter-final against Spain.[13][14]

Widmer played in seven of Switzerland's eight 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, scoring in the team's 1–1 draw with Italy on 14 November 2021.[15]

At the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals in Qatar, Widmer started all three of Switzerland's Group G matches, but was unavailable for the team's 6–1 loss to Portugal in the round of 16 due to illness.[16]

Widmer started all three of Switzerland's UEFA Euro 2024 Group A matches at right wing-back and was yellow carded in both the 3–1 win against Hungary and the 1–1 draw with Germany.[17] He was suspended for the round of 16 match against Italy, which Switzerland won 2–0 to knock out the defending champions. In the quarter-final against England, he came on as a substitute for Ruben Vargas in the 64th minute and received his third yellow card of the tournament in the 85th minute.[18]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 24 November 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aarau 2011–12 Swiss Challenge League 29 3 2 0 — — 31 3
2012–13 34 8 3 0 — — 37 8
Total 63 11 5 3 — — 68 14
Udinese 2013–14 Serie A 16 0 4 0 1 0 — 21 0
2014–15 36 2 2 0 — — 38 2
2015–16 27 0 1 0 — — 28 0
2016–17 28 0 1 0 — — 29 0
2017–18 24 3 2 0 — — 26 3
Total 131 5 10 0 1 0 — 142 5
Basel 2018–19 Swiss Super League 31 1 5 1 5 0 — 41 2
2019–20 32 2 4 2 14 2 — 50 6
2020–21 22 0 1 0 3 1 — 26 1
Total 85 3 10 3 22 3 — 117 9
Mainz 05 2021–22 Bundesliga 33 4 3 0 — — 36 4
2022–23 26 2 2 0 — — 28 2
2023–24 20 1 0 0 — — 20 1
2024–25 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
Total 88 7 6 0 — — 94 7
Career total 367 26 31 3 23 3 0 0 423 32

International

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As of match played 12 October 2024[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Switzerland 2014 1 0
2015 4 0
2016 3 0
2017 1 0
2020 4 1
2021 14 1
2022 10 0
2023 2 1
2024 10 1
Total 49 4
As of match played 12 October 2024. Switzerland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Widmer goal.[21]
List of international goals scored by Silvan Widmer
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2020 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland 10  Germany 1–1 1–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
2 12 November 2021 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy 26  Italy 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 28 March 2023 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland 39  Israel 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
4 8 June 2024 Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland 43  Austria 1–1 1–1 Friendly

Honours

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FC Aarau

FC Basel

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 98" [Official Statement No. 98] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 28 November 2017. p. 4. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Silvan Widmer" (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ "FC Winterthur v. FC Aarau". Swiss Football League. Schweizerischer Fussballverband. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  4. ^ "FC Aarau v. FC St. Gallen". Swiss Football League. Schweizerischer Fussballverband. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Widmer signed with Basel". 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Europas Top-Ligen 2018/2019". Kicker. p. 209.
  7. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC Thun 2:1 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  8. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Winterthur - FC Basel 0:1 (0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Mainz 05 holt EM-Fahrer Silvan Widmer vom FC Basel". kicker (in German). 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  10. ^ "San Marino v Switzerland game report". UEFA. 14 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Switzerland 1–1 Germany: Widmer thwarts visitors". UEFA. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  12. ^ https://www.uefa.com / uefaeuro-2020 / match / 2024485 - switzerland-vs-spain / lineups /? iv = true
  13. ^ "Switzerland vs France – Events". UEFA. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Switzerland 1–1 Spain: Spain beat Switzerland on penalties to reach Euros semis". BBC Sport. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  15. ^ "WM-Qualifikation: Widmer lässt mit seinem Treffer die Schweiz träumen". Blick (in German). 14 November 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Qatar 2022 Edimilson Fernandes titulaire contre le Portugal". Tribune de Genève (in French). 6 December 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Hungary 1–3 Switzerland LIVE: UEFA Euro 2024 – score, updates & reaction". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Silvan Widmer – Matches". UEFA. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  19. ^ "S. Widmer". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  20. ^ Silvan Widmer at National-Football-Teams.com
  21. ^ "Silvan Widmer". WorldFootball.net.
  22. ^ "SAFP Golden 11 2019". Golden11. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  23. ^ "SAFP Golden 11 Winners 2020". Golden11. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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