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Silvan Widmer
Widmer playing for Switzerland in 2015
Personal information
Full nameSilvan Dominic Widmer[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 32)
Place of birthAarau, Switzerland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
PositionRight-back
Team information
Current team
Mainz 05
Number30
Youth career
2001–2007SV Würenlos
2007–2008Baden
2008–2010Aarau
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011Aarau II9(2)
2011–2013Aarau65(11)
2013–2018Udinese131(5)
2018–2021Basel85(3)
2021–Mainz 05116(8)
International career‡
2011–2012Switzerland U198(3)
2012–2014Switzerland U2117(1)
2014–Switzerland56(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:58, 18 November 2025 (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

[edit]
As of match played 21 December 2025[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aarau2011–12Swiss Challenge League29320——313
2012–13Swiss Challenge League34830——378
Total631153——6814
Udinese2013–14Serie A1604010—210
2014–15Serie A36220——382
2015–16Serie A27010——280
2016–17Serie A28010——290
2017–18Serie A24320——263
Total131510010—1425
Basel2018–19Swiss Super League3115150—412
2019–20Swiss Super League32242142—506
2020–21Swiss Super League2201031—261
Total853103223—1179
Mainz 052021–22Bundesliga33430——364
2022–23Bundesliga26220——282
2023–24Bundesliga20100——201
2024–25Bundesliga27010——280
2025–26Bundesliga1012071—192
Total11688071—1319
Career total395273333040046034

International

[edit]
As of match played 18 November 2025[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland201410
201540
201630
201710
202041
2021141
2022100
202321
2024101
202571
Total565
As of match played 5 September 2025. Switzerland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Widmer goal.[21]
List of international goals scored by Silvan Widmer
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 September 2020St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland10 Germany1–11–12020–21 UEFA Nations League A
212 November 2021Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy26 Italy1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
328 March 2023Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland39 Israel3–03–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
48 June 2024Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland43 Austria1–11–1Friendly
55 September 2025St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland51 Kosovo3–04–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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. ^ UEFA / 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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    Silvan Widmer
    Widmer playing for Switzerland in 2015
    Personal information
    Full nameSilvan Dominic Widmer[1]
    Date of birth (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 32)
    Place of birthAarau, Switzerland
    Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
    PositionRight-back
    Team information
    Current team
    		Mainz 05
    Number30
    Youth career
    2001–2007SV Würenlos
    2007–2008Baden
    2008–2010Aarau
    Senior career*
    YearsTeamApps(Gls)
    2010–2011Aarau II9(2)
    2011–2013Aarau65(11)
    2013–2018Udinese131(5)
    2018–2021Basel85(3)
    2021–Mainz 05116(8)
    International career‡
    2011–2012Switzerland U198(3)
    2012–2014Switzerland U2117(1)
    2014–Switzerland56(5)
    * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
    ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:58, 18 November 2025 (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

    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 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

    Club

    As of match played 21 December 2025[19]
    Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
    ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
    DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    Aarau2011–12Swiss Challenge League29320——313
    2012–13Swiss Challenge League34830——378
    Total631153——6814
    Udinese2013–14Serie A1604010—210
    2014–15Serie A36220——382
    2015–16Serie A27010——280
    2016–17Serie A28010——290
    2017–18Serie A24320——263
    Total131510010—1425
    Basel2018–19Swiss Super League3115150—412
    2019–20Swiss Super League32242142—506
    2020–21Swiss Super League2201031—261
    Total853103223—1179
    Mainz 052021–22Bundesliga33430——364
    2022–23Bundesliga26220——282
    2023–24Bundesliga20100——201
    2024–25Bundesliga27010——280
    2025–26Bundesliga1012071—192
    Total11688071—1319
    Career total395273333040046034

    International

    As of match played 18 November 2025[20]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Switzerland201410
    201540
    201630
    201710
    202041
    2021141
    2022100
    202321
    2024101
    202571
    Total565
    As of match played 5 September 2025. Switzerland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Widmer goal.[21]
    List of international goals scored by Silvan Widmer
    No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    16 September 2020St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland10 Germany1–11–12020–21 UEFA Nations League A
    212 November 2021Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy26 Italy1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
    328 March 2023Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland39 Israel3–03–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
    48 June 2024Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland43 Austria1–11–1Friendly
    55 September 2025St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland51 Kosovo3–04–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification

    Honours

    FC Aarau

    FC Basel

    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". 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. ^ UEFA / 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.
    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Silvan Widmer.
    • Profile at the 1. FSV Mainz 05 website (in German)
    • Silvan Widmer at SFV
    • Silvan Widmer at WorldFootball.net
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Silvan_Widmer&oldid=1329217164"