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Silvan Widmer
Widmer playing forSwitzerlandin 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 79 (7)
International career‡
2011–2012 Switzerland U19 8 (3)
2012–2014 Switzerland U21 17 (1)
2014– Switzerland 47 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:48, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:13, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Silvan Dominic Widmer(born 5 March 1993) is a Swiss professionalfootballerwho plays as aright-backforBundesligaclubMainz 05and theSwitzerland national team.

Club career[edit]

Widmer began his playing career at SV Würenlos andFC Badenbefore he moved on toFC Aarauwhere he rose through their youth ranks, soon playing regularly for Aarau's reserve team. He eventually made his league debut on 23 July 2011 againstFC Winterthur,starting the match.[3]He scored his firstSwiss Challenge Leaguegoal in a 2–2 home draw againstFC St. Gallenon 21 November 2011.[4]

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

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

Under trainerMarcel Koller,Basel won theSwiss Cup in the 2018–19 season.In the first round Basel beat FC Montlingen 3–0, in the second roundEchallens Région7–2 and in the round of 16Winterthur1–0. In the quarter-finalsSionwere defeated 4–2 after extra time and in the semi-finalsZürichwere defeated 3–1. All these games were played away from home. The final was held on 19 May 2019 in theStade de Suisse Wankdorf BernagainstThun.StrikerAlbian Ajetiscored the first goal andFabian Freithe second for Basel.Dejan Sorgićthen 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 toBundesligaclub1. FSV Mainz 05in July 2021, having agreed a three-year contract.[9]

International career[edit]

Widmer was a Switzerland youth international having played both atunder-19andunder-21level.

He made his debut for theSwiss senior teamas a 59th-minute substitute forStephan Lichtsteinerin aUEFA Euro 2016 qualifieragainstSan Marinoon 12 October 2014.[10]

Widmer scored his first international goal for Switzerland on 6 September 2020, in a 1–1UEFA Nations Leaguedraw againstGermany.[11]

He was a member of the Swiss squad forUEFA Euro 2020,[12]where he made his tournament debut as a substitute in the second group match againstItalyon 16 June. He went on the start the final group match againstTurkey,as well as in the round of 16 againstFranceand the quarter-final againstSpain.[13][14]

Widmer played in seven of Switzerland's eight2022 FIFA World Cup qualificationmatches, scoring in the team's 1–1 draw with Italy on 14 November 2021.[15]

At the2022 FIFA World Cupfinals in Qatar, Widmer started all three of Switzerland'sGroup Gmatches, but was unavailable for the team's 6–1 loss toPortugalin theround of 16due to illness.[16]

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

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 18 May 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 2013–14 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
Total 79 7 5 0 — — 84 7
Career total 358 26 30 3 23 3 0 0 413 32

International[edit]

As of match played 6 July 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 8 1
Total 47 4
As of match played 8 June 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[edit]

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^"Comunicato Ufficiale N. 98"[Official Statement No. 98](PDF)(in Italian). Lega Serie A. 28 November 2017. p. 4.Retrieved15 June2021.
  2. ^"Silvan Widmer"(in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05.Retrieved4 March2023.
  3. ^"FC Winterthur v. FC Aarau".Swiss Football League.Schweizerischer Fussballverband.Retrieved15 April2012.
  4. ^"FC Aarau v. FC St. Gallen".Swiss Football League.Schweizerischer Fussballverband.Retrieved15 April2012.
  5. ^"Widmer signed with Basel".12 July 2018.Retrieved12 July2018.
  6. ^"Europas Top-Ligen 2018/2019".Kicker.p. 209.
  7. ^Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”."FC Basel - FC Thun 2:1 (1:0)".Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”.Retrieved16 November2019.
  8. ^Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”."FC Winterthur - FC Basel 0:1 (0:0)".Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”.Retrieved16 November2019.
  9. ^"Mainz 05 holt EM-Fahrer Silvan Widmer vom FC Basel".kicker(in German). 9 July 2021.Retrieved9 July2021.
  10. ^"San Marino v Switzerland game report".UEFA.14 October 2014.
  11. ^"Switzerland 1–1 Germany: Widmer thwarts visitors".UEFA.6 September 2020.Retrieved16 June2024.
  12. ^https://www.uefa.com/ uefaeuro-2020 / match / 2024485 - switzerland-vs-spain / lineups /? iv = true
  13. ^"Switzerland vs France – Events".UEFA.28 June 2021.Retrieved16 June2024.
  14. ^"Switzerland 1–1 Spain: Spain beat Switzerland on penalties to reach Euros semis".BBC Sport.1 July 2021.Retrieved16 June2024.
  15. ^"WM-Qualifikation: Widmer lässt mit seinem Treffer die Schweiz träumen".Blick(in German). 14 November 2021.Retrieved16 June2024.
  16. ^"Qatar 2022 Edimilson Fernandes titulaire contre le Portugal".Tribune de Genève(in French). 6 December 2022.Retrieved16 June2024.
  17. ^"Hungary 1–3 Switzerland LIVE: UEFA Euro 2024 – score, updates & reaction".BBC Sport.Retrieved16 June2024.
  18. ^"Silvan Widmer - Matches".UEFA.Retrieved10 July2024.
  19. ^"S. Widmer".Soccerway.Retrieved4 February2024.
  20. ^Silvan Widmerat National-Football-Teams.com
  21. ^"Silvan Widmer".WorldFootball.net.
  22. ^"SAFP Golden 11 2019".Golden11.30 January 2020.Retrieved28 November2022.
  23. ^"SAFP Golden 11 Winners 2020".Golden11.2 February 2021.Retrieved28 November2022.

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