Mauricio Willimann
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Mauricio Willimann Rangel[a] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Schaffhausen | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Hünenberg | |||
| Luzern | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Luzern U21 | 71 | (2) |
| 2023– | Luzern | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Schaffhausen (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Switzerland U15 | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Switzerland U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | Switzerland U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2021 | Switzerland U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2022 | Switzerland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024 | |||
Mauricio Willimann Rangel (born 16 January 2003) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Swiss Challenge League club Schaffhausen on loan from Luzern. Born in Mexico, he is a Switzerland youth international.
Early life
[edit]Willimann was born in 2003 in Mexico City, Mexico, before moving to Switzerland as a child.[1]
Club career
[edit]Willimann is regarded as a Swiss prospect.[2] As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of Swiss to Swiss top flight side FC Luzern and debuted for the club's first team during the 2022–23 season.[3]
On 1 July 2024, Willimann was loaned by Schaffhausen.[4]
International career
[edit]Willimann was born in Switzerland to a Swiss father and Mexican mother. He has captained Switzerland internationally at youth level.[5]
Style of play
[edit]Willimann mainly operates as a defender or midfielder and is known for his technical ability.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Willimann is the twin brother of Swiss footballer Alejandro Willimann.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Willimann and the second or maternal family name is Rangel.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mauricio Willimann, el suizo que podría jugar en Chivas y Selección Mexicana". soyfutbol.com.
- ^ "Die Supertalente der Promotion League". luzernerzeitung.ch. 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Die "goldene Generation" des FCL". pilatustoday.ch. 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Luzern Talente zum FCS" [Lucerne talents to FCS] (in German). FC Schaffhausen. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Mauricio Williman, el mexicano que es capitán de la selección suiza". tudn.com.
- ^ "Mauricio Willimann, joyas que pueden robarle a Suiza". futboltotal.com.mx. 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Mauricio Willimann - Zentral Plus article".
- 2003 births
- Footballers from Mexico City
- Living people
- Swiss men's footballers
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- Mexican men's footballers
- Swiss people of Mexican descent
- Mexican people of Swiss descent
- Sportspeople of Mexican descent
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Luzern players
- FC Schaffhausen players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Swiss Promotion League players
- Swiss 1. Liga (football) players
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen