Livano Comenencia

Livano Shyron Liomar Comenencia (born 3 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Swiss Super League club Zürich. 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. On 13 February 2022, he signed a professional contract with PSV until 2025.

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

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.

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

International career Born in the Netherlands, Comenencia is of Curaçaoan descent. He was a youth international for the Netherlands.

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.

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. 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.

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Curacao goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Comenencia goal

+ List of international goals scored by Livano ComenenciaNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 11 October 2025 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao 12 1–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 6 June 2026 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao 19 3–0 4–0 Friendly 3 14 June 2026 NRG Stadium, Houston, United States 20 1–1 1–7 2026 FIFA World Cup