Livano Comenencia

Livano Comenencia
Personal information
Full name Livano Shyron Liomar Comenencia[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004
Place of birth Breda, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Zürich
Number 3
Youth career
2012–2021 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Jong PSV 60 (1)
2023–2025 Juventus Next Gen 59 (2)
2025– Zürich 24 (0)
International career‡
2019 Netherlands U15 7 (2)
2019–2020 Netherlands U16 3 (0)
2021 Netherlands U18 5 (1)
2022 Netherlands U19 6 (0)
2023 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
2024– Curaçao 23 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2026

Livano Shyron Liomar Comenencia (born 3 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Swiss Super League club Zürich.[3] Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Curaçao national team.

Club career

Comenencia joined the youth academy of PSV in 2012, and was promoted to their reserves in 2021.[4][5] On 13 February 2022, he signed a professional contract with PSV until 2025.[6]

In 2021, he was included in The Guardian's yearly list of the 60 best talents born in 2004 in world football.[7]

On 31 August 2023, Comenencia joined Italian side Juventus Next Gen, the reserve team of Juventus, for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract with the Serie C club.[8][9]

On 6 August 2025, Comenencia signed a four-season contract with Swiss Super League club Zürich in Switzerland.[10]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Comenencia is of Curaçaoan descent.[11] He was a youth international for the Netherlands.[12]

In October 2024, he accepted a senior call-up from the Curaçao national football team for the games against Grenada of the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League.[13]

On 18 May 2026, Comenencia was announced as a squad member for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Curaçao's first ever appearance in the tournament.[14] On 14 June 2026, in Curaçao's opening match against Germany, Comenencia scored Curaçao's first and only World Cup goal when he equalized at 1–1, in an eventual 7–1 defeat.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 260——260
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 331——331
Total 5910000591
Juventus Next Gen 2023–24 Serie C 1512000171
Career total 7422000762

International

As of match played 25 June 2026[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Curaçao
202440
2025111
202682
Total233
Scores and results list Curacao goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Comenencia goal
List of international goals scored by Livano Comenencia
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
111 October 2025Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao12 Jamaica1–02–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
26 June 2026Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao19 Aruba3–04–0Friendly
314 June 2026NRG Stadium, Houston, United States20 Germany1–11–72026 FIFA World Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Juventus Next Gen Squad". Juventus FC. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "FIFA World Cup 2026: Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Livano Comenencia at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Elfrink, Rik (11 February 2022). "Talentvolle Livano Comenencia (18) tekent na meer dan een half leven bij PSV bij tot 2025". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Onvergetelijke dag voor PSV-talent: 'Mijn ouders moesten bijna huilen'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "18-year-old Livano Comenencia signs new deal until 2025". www.psv.nl. 13 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Christenson, Marcus; Bandini, Nicky. "Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Livano Comenencia è bianconero". Juventus.com (in Italian). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Juve, c'è l'annuncio di Comenencia: i dettagli dell'operazione". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Livano Comenencia wechselt zum FC Zürich" [Livano Comenencia moves to FC Zurich] (in German). FC Zürich. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Livano Comenencia". sport.de.
  12. ↑ "Privacyinstellingen op VI.nl". vi.nl.
  13. ↑ "🚨UPDATE: Comenencia joins the Blue Wave". Curaçao national football team – Official Instagram. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "Bacuna, Locadia head up historic Curaçao squad". FIFA. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  15. ↑ Fisayo-Bambi, Jerry; Rommen, Rebecca (14 June 2026). "Football: Germany are currently leading 6-1 against Curaçao in the ongoing Group E opener in Houston". Euronews. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Livano Comenencia". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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