Silvan Widmer grew up in Aarau, Switzerland, and began his career at FC Aarau before moving to Udinese in 2013. He returned to Switzerland with FC Basel, winning titles, before joining Mainz 05 in 2021.
He has become captain at Mainz. He is an attacking right-back known for his crossing and consistency, and he has been a regular for Switzerland, playing at Euro 2020, the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024.
Career in numbers
Since his first senior season in 2011/12, Widmer has made 481 club appearances and scored 35 goals in all competitions for 4 clubs. His most productive season in front of goal was 2012/13, when he scored 8 times in 37 games for Aarau. His busiest campaign was 2019/20, with 50 appearances. So far in 2026/27 he has made 2 appearances for Mainz 05. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.