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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. He scored his first
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goal in a 2–2 home draw against FC St. Gallen on 21 November 2011. 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 for a club record €5.5 million. Under trainer
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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, Fabian Frei the second for Basel, then Dejan Sorgić netted a goal for Thun, but the end result was 2–1 for Basel. Widmer played in five cup games and scored one goal, this being the winning goal in the match against Winterthur. Widmer moved to Bundesliga club
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in July 2021, having agreed a three-year contract.


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
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. Widmer scored his first international goal for Switzerland on 6 September 2020, in a 1–1 UEFA Nations League draw against Germany. In 2021 he was called up to the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship.https://www.uefa.com / uefaeuro-2020 / match / 2024485 - switzerland-vs-spain / lineups /? iv = true


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Career history at SFV
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Widmer, Silvan Living people 1993 births People from Aarau Association football defenders Swiss footballers Switzerland international footballers Switzerland youth international footballers Switzerland under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players 2022 FIFA World Cup players FC Aarau players Granada CF footballers Udinese Calcio players FC Basel players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Serie A players Swiss expatriate footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Sportspeople from Aargau