Romuald Désiré Peiser (born 3 August 1979) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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. He serves as goalkeeping coach of Canadian club

Atlético Ottawa Atlético Ottawa is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at TD Place. The team was founded in 2020 by Spanish club Atlético Madrid. History F ...

Football career

Peiser was born in

Phalsbourg Phalsbourg (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Phalsburch'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, with a population of about 5,000. It lies high on ...

Moselle The Moselle ( , ; ; ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany. It is a bank (geography), left bank tributary of the Rhine, which it joins at Koblenz. A sm ...

. After unsuccessfully emerging through

Paris Saint-Germain FC Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain () or simply PSG, is a French professional Association football, football club based in Paris. They compete in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top d ...

's youth system – only appeared for the reserves – he played in

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

with Bayer Leverkusen II and

KFC Uerdingen KFC Uerdingen 05 was a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The former Bundesliga side, which had its greatest successes in the 1980s, plays in the fourth-level Regionalliga. In 2025, t ...

, both in the lower leagues; subsequently, he spent one season in the

Swiss Challenge League The Challenge League (known as the Dieci Challenge League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest tier of the Swiss football league system and lower of two professional leagues in the country. Ten teams play in the Challenge League; the wi ...

with

FC Vaduz Fussball Club Vaduz (En: ''Football Club Vaduz'') is a professional association football, football club from Vaduz, Liechtenstein that plays in the Challenge League (Switzerland), Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football. The club pla ...

. Peiser made his top flight debut in the 2003–04 campaign, only missing four

Liga I Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...

games as

FC Rapid București Fotbal Club Rapid 1923, commonly known as Rapid București () or simply as Rapid, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in Bucharest, that competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1923 by employees of the Grivi� ...

finished in third position. He returned to his country for the following four years, spending two apiece with

Troyes AC Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (ESTAC), commonly known as Troyes, is a football in France, French professional association football club based in Troyes that competes in Ligue 2. It plays its home matches at the Stade de l'Aube. Foun ...

and

FC Gueugnon Football Club Gueugnonnais (commonly called Gueugnon ) is a French association football club based in Gueugnon, Burgundy. The club was formed in 1940 and plays its home matches at the Stade Jean Laville located within the city. The club has ...

and being part of the former team's

Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...

roster in 2005–06 (no league appearances). In 2008, aged 29, Peiser moved countries again, going on to start for both Portuguese sides he represented,

Associação Naval 1º de Maio Associação Naval 1º de Maio or Associação Naval 1893, commonly known as Naval, was a Portuguese Association football, football club based in Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District. Founded on 1 May 1893, it last played in the Division of Honour i ...

and Académica de Coimbra, both in the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

. His first match in the competition took place on 4 October 2008 while at the service of the former, in a 1–1 home draw to

C.F. Os Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses (), commonly known as Os Belenenses or simply Belenenses, is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 19,856 ...

. On 9 July 2014, Peiser signed with his first non-European club, joining

Ottawa Fury FC Ottawa Fury Football Club was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competed in the North American Soccer League and USL Championship and played its home games at TD Place Stadium. The Ottawa Fury FC were di ...

of the

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. In July of the following year, he broke a record in the competition – in both the original and modern-day incarnation – for the longest

shutout In team sports, a shutout (North American English, US) or clean sheet (Commonwealth English, UK) is a game in which the losing team fails to score. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketba ...

record. In December 2016, 37-year-old Peiser moved to fellow league team

San Francisco Deltas The San Francisco Deltas were an American professional soccer team based in San Francisco, California, United States. Founded in 2016, the team made its debut in the North American Soccer League in 2017. The franchise played its home games at ...

. He won the

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in his first season, keeping a clean sheet in the decisive match against

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(2–0 at the

Kezar Stadium Kezar Stadium () is an outdoor athletics stadium in San Francisco, California, United States, located adjacent to Kezar Pavilion in the southeastern corner of Golden Gate Park. It serves as the home of San Francisco City FC of USL League Two ...

). In March 2018, Peiser signed with

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side

Penn FC Harrisburg City Islanders, known as Penn FC in their final season, were an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of th ...

. After retiring later in that year, he worked as goalkeeper coach at

Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento Republic FC is an American professional soccer team based in Sacramento, California, that competes in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second level in US soccer. Co-founded by Warren Smith and Joe Wagoner in 2012, t ...

. On 4 June 2021, he was hired to be the new goalkeeper coach for

CF Montréal Club de Foot Montréal () is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Montreal. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. Founded in 1992 as the Mo ...

. Peiser left Montréal in December 2024. On 15 January 2025, Peiser returned to Ottawa as goalkeeping coach of

Canadian Premier League The Canadian Premier League (CPL or CanPL; ) is a professional Association football, soccer league in Canada and the highest level of the Canadian soccer league system. The league comprises eight teams, from five of provinces and territories of ...

side

Honours

Club

Académica *

Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal (; ) is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Generali Tranquilidade since the 2024–25 seaso ...

: 2011–12 Ottawa Fury *

: Fall Championship 2015 San Francisco Deltas *

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

Individual

* NASL Golden Glove: 2015

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peiser, Romuald 1979 births Living people People from Phalsbourg Footballers from Moselle (department) French men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Ligue 2 players Paris Saint-Germain FC players ES Troyes AC players FC Gueugnon players Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players KFC Uerdingen 05 players Swiss Challenge League players FC Vaduz players Liga I players FC Rapid București players Primeira Liga players Associação Naval 1º de Maio players Académica de Coimbra (football) players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Ottawa Fury FC players San Francisco Deltas players Penn FC players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Liechtenstein Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States French expatriate sportspeople in Germany French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal French expatriate sportspeople in Canada French expatriate sportspeople in the United States French expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein French expatriate sportspeople in Romania Association football goalkeeping coaches CF Montréal non-playing staff Atlético Ottawa non-playing staff