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Defenders#3
Silvan Widmer
Group BUEFAMainz 05
60
Caps
5
Goals
33
Age
March 5, 1993
183 cm
Height
Among Defenders at the 2026 World Cup
Percentile rank vs 421 players in this position.
Caps86%
Goals93%
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Open dataComputed from free, open event data — per-90 rates and percentiles vs. positional peers.
StatsBomb Open Data · FIFA World Cup 2022 & FIFA World Cup 2018 · 3 matches · 271 min sample
Attacking
Goals
0
0.00 per 90
Assists
1
0.33 per 90
xG42
0.1
0.02 per 90
Shots
1
0.33 per 90
Key passes
1
0.33 per 90
Possession
Pass completion26
77%
Progressive passes61
29
9.63 per 90
Progressive carries50
9
2.99 per 90
Carries
106
35.20 per 90
Defending
Tackles95
12
3.99 per 90
Interceptions65
4
1.33 per 90
Pressures69
37
12.29 per 90
Blocks
5
1.66 per 90
Clearances
15
4.98 per 90
Discipline
Fouls committed
4
1.33 per 90
Fouls won
2
0.66 per 90
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0
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Caps, goals and club from official squad lists; photo, date of birth and height from FIFA. Official FIFA squad page · Squad data as of Jun 11, 2026