Livia Peng
{{Short description|Swiss footballer (born 2002)}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Livia Peng
| full_name = Livia Maïté Peng{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce93/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Switzerland (SUI) |publisher=FIFA |page=29 |date=11 July 2023 |access-date=11 July 2023}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|2002|3|14}}
| birth_place = Chur, Switzerland
| height = 1.74 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Chelsea
| clubnumber =
| youthclubs1 = FC Ems
| youthyears1 = 2009–2014
| youthclubs2 = Team South East Switzerland
| youthyears2 = 2014–2019
| years1 = 2019–2022
| clubs1 = FC Zürich
| caps1 = 67
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022–2023
| clubs2 = BK Häcken
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023
| clubs3 = → Levante (loan)
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2023–2025
| clubs4 = Werder Bremen
| caps4 = 41
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2025–
| clubs5 = Chelsea
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = Switzerland U16
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam2 = Switzerland U17
| nationalcaps2 = 13
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2019–2020
| nationalteam3 = Switzerland U19
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2023–
| nationalteam4 = Switzerland
| nationalcaps4 = 10
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 09:37, 11 June 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 23:00, 3 June 2025 (UTC)
}}
Livia Maïté Peng (born 14 March 2002) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Switzerland national team. She previously played for Frauen-Bundesliga club Werder Bremen, Damallsvenskan club BK Häcken FF and for Swiss Women's Super League club FC Zürich Frauen.
Club career
Starting at age seven, Peng played with FC Ems on mixed youth teams. She later joined the Southeastern Switzerland boys' team and was supported there by coach Romano Cabalzar from age 12 to 17.
From July 2017 Peng was employed by FC Zürich in an all-female team for the first time. In August 2019 she was nominated as first-choice goalkeeper. As an FCZ player, Peng made six appearances in the UEFA Champions League.
After a 2021–22 season with two titles, she signed a professional contract with Gothenburg club BK Häcken in Sweden's Damallsvenskan league.{{Cite web |title=Livia Peng (BK Häcken FF) - Player profile {{!}} Forza Football |url=https://forzafootball.com/player/905419306 |access-date=8 January 2023 |website=forzafootball.com |language=en-GB}} In her first season she made three league appearances and one cup appearance. In January 2023, Peng was loaned to Spanish Liga F club Levante until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://footbalada.com/liga-f/aminata-diallo-and-livia-peng-join-levante/|title=Aminata Diallo and Livia Peng join Levante|website=Footbalada|date=2 January 2023}} She played five times.{{Cite web |title=El conjunto granota dice adiós a Livia Peng |url=https://ligaf.es/noticia/el-conjunto-granota-dice-adios-a-livia-peng |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=@OficialLigaF |language=Spanish}}
Peng joined Bundesliga club Werder Bremen in the summer of 2023.{{cite web |title=Werder verpflichtet WM-Teilnehmerin Peng |trans-title=Werder signs World Cup participant Peng |url=https://www.kicker.de/werder-verpflichtet-wm-teilnehmerin-peng-959679/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=18 July 2023 |language=German |date=18 July 2023}} She made her debut as a starter on the first day of the championship in the 5–1 away victory over 1. FC Nürnberg, before going on to play 20 games and keeping five clean sheets across the campaign.{{Cite web |title=2023-2024 Livia Peng Match Logs (Goalkeeping) |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/cf210e9f/matchlogs/2023-2024/Livia-Peng-Match-Logs |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=FBref.com |language=en}} Peng's 2024–25 season was particularly notable, as her performances, characterised by her 1-on-1 saves and impressive build-up play, earned her a spot in Kicker
On 10 June 2025, Chelsea announced that Peng would officially join the club on 1 July 2025, with her signing a four-year deal with the club.{{citeweb|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/welcome-to-chelsea-livia-peng|title=Welcome to Chelsea, Livia Peng!|website=www.chelseafc.com}}
International career
= Youth =
At age 15, Peng was selected for the U17 national team for 2018 U-17 European Championship qualifications. She made her debut during the first qualifying round for the subsequent 2019 U-17 European Championship, where she played in all three matches of the first phase, guaranteeing her team's passage to the next round. Until 2021 she played in various youth national teams.
The following year Peng was in the squad with the U19 national team for the first qualifying round of the 2020 U-19 European Championship. Coach Nora Häuptle used her in two of the three group stage matches. Peng did not concede a goal against Austria and Latvia, guaranteeing her team's advancement to the next round. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UEFA decided to cancel the tournament before the start of the elite phase.{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |date=1 April 2020 |title=UEFA postpones all June national team matches |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/025c-0f8e7709fa03-24e48cfc2cb3-1000--uefa-postpones-all-june-national-team-matches/ |access-date=5 January 2024 |website=UEFA |language=en}}
= Senior =
Peng was called up to the senior national team for the first time in November 2020, alongside Gaëlle Thalmann and Seraina Friedli as third goalkeeper. She was in the squad for the European Championship finals in England in the summer of 2022.{{Cite web |last=Dominik |first=Erb |title=La rosa di Nils Nielsen per l'Europeo |url=https://www.football.ch/it/asf/squadre-nazionali/nazionale-a-femminile/news/https://www.football.ch/it/asf/squadre-nazionali/nazionale-a-femminile/news/la-rosa-di-nils-nielsen-per-l-europeo.aspx |access-date=5 January 2024 |website=www.football.ch |language=it}} On 11 November 2022, she was in goal during the first half of a friendly against Denmark, but that game was only counted as an unofficial friendly as more than six substitutions were made.{{Cite web |last=Dubach |first=Matthias |date=25 December 2022 |title=Wie kams bei der Frauen-Nati zum Lapsus? |url=https://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/frauen-fussball/frauen-nati/uefa-bestraft-wechsel-panne-wie-kams-bei-der-frauen-nati-zum-lapsus-id18175473.html |access-date=8 January 2023 |website=Blick |language=de-CH}} Her official debut finally came a few months later, as a starter in the home friendly match on 21 February 2023, a 1–1 draw with Poland.{{Cite web |title=Associazione Svizzera di Football - Team |url=https://www.football.ch/it/asf/squadre-nazionali/nazionale-a-femminile/team.aspx/t-41650/p-941885/ |access-date=5 January 2024 |website=www.football.ch}} She was included in the list of 23 players called up for the 2023 World Cup on 4 July of that year.{{Cite web |last=Dominik |first=Erb |title=Inka Grings annuncia la rosa elvetica per la Coppa del Mondo |url=https://www.football.ch/it/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-2526/8544_read-266402/https://www.football.ch/it/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-2526/8544_read-266402/ |access-date=5 January 2024 |website=www.football.ch |language=it}} Her first competitive fixture was a 0–1 loss to Italy in the 2023–24 Nations League.{{Cite web |last=baumgartner.stefan |title=Frauen-Nationalteam: Niederlage gegen Italien zum Auftakt der Nations League |url=https://www.football.ch/sfv/nationalteams/a-team-frauen/uwnl/news/https:/www.football.ch/sfv/nationalteams/a-team-frauen/uwnl/news/frauen-nationalteam-niederlage-gegen-italien-zum-auftakt-der-nations-league.aspx |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=www.football.ch |language=de}}
For the 2025 Euros in Switzerland, Peng was chosen as the starting goalkeeper by manager Pia Sundhage.{{Cite web |last=Werder |first=Lucas |date=2025-06-26 |title=Livia Peng geht als Schweizer Nummer 1 in die Heim-EM |url=https://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/frauen-fussball/frauen-em/entscheidung-gefallen-jetzt-ist-klar-wer-unsere-nummer-1-bei-der-heim-em-ist-id20997634.html |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Blick |language=de-CH}} During the opening match against Norway, Peng misjudged a corner cross which allowed Ada Hegerberg to head in the equalizer, in a match the hosts lost 2–1.{{Cite news |last=Wrack |first=Suzanne |date=2025-07-02 |title=Euro 2025 hosts Switzerland suffer own-goal and VAR heartache against Norway |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jul/02/switzerland-norway-womens-euro-2025-group-a-match-report |access-date=2025-07-03 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |title=Doppelschlag aus dem Nichts verhilft Norwegen zum Auftaktsieg über die Schweiz |url=https://www.kicker.de/schweiz-gegen-norwegen-2025-frauen-europameisterschaft-4969783/spielbericht |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}
Honours
FC Zürich
- Swiss Championship: 2019, 2022
- Swiss Cup: 2019, 2022
References
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External links
- {{Worldfootball.net|livia-peng}}
- [https://www.football.ch/sfv/nationalteams/a-team-frauen/team.aspx/t-41650/p-941885 Senior national team profile] at Football.ch {{in lang|de}}
- [https://www.football.ch/sfv/nationalteams/u-19-frauen/team.aspx/t-45532/p-941885 Under-19 national team profile] at Football.ch {{in lang|de}}
- [https://www.football.ch/sfv/nationalteams/u-17-frauen/team.aspx/t-49252/p-941885 Under-17 national team profile] at Football.ch {{in lang|de}}
- [https://www.football.ch/sfv/nationalteams/u-16-frauen/team.aspx/t-57962/p-941885 Under-16 national team profile] at Football.ch {{in lang|de}}
- [https://liviapeng.ch/ Livia Peng]'s website
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