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 30)
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 59 (6)
International career‡
2011–2012 Switzerland U19 8 (3)
2012–2014 Switzerland U21 17 (1)
2014– Switzerland 39 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:34, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

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

Club career

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

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

He made his debut for the senior national squad on 12 October 2014 in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group E game against San Marino as a 59th-minute substitute for Stephan Lichtsteiner.[10]

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

He was called up to the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship.[11] And later the 2022 FIFA World Cup.


Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 April 2023[12]
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
Total 59 6 5 0 — — 64 6
Career total 338 25 30 3 23 3 0 0 393 31

International

As of match played 28 March 2023. Switzerland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Widmer goal.[13]
List of international goals scored by Silvan Widmer
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 6 September 2020 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland 10  Germany 1–1 1–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A [13]
2 12 November 2021 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy 26  Italy 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [13]
3 28 March 2023 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland 39  Israel 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying [13]

Honours

Individual

References

  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". 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. ^ https://www.uefa.com / uefaeuro-2020 / match / 2024485 - switzerland-vs-spain / lineups /? iv = true
  12. ^ "S. Widmer". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d "Silvan Widmer". WorldFootball.net.
  14. ^ "SAFP Golden 11 2019". Golden11. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  15. ^ "SAFP Golden 11 Winners 2020". Golden11. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

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