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What Denver Summit FC’s signing of Pauline Peyraud-Magnin adds to its inaugural roster

French goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin joined Denver Summit FC on a two-year contract before the expansion club’s first NWSL season, then moved on loan to England’s Crystal Palace without making a Denver appearance.

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Pauline Peyraud-Magnin is part of the early roster history of Denver Summit FC, the National Women’s Soccer League expansion club preparing for its inaugural season. The French goalkeeper signed a two-year contract with Denver in February 2026, giving the new team an internationally experienced player at one of soccer’s most specialized positions.

Peyraud-Magnin, born in 1992, has built a club career across France, England, Spain and Italy. She developed in France with Lyon, Issy, Saint-Étienne and Marseille, and had two spells with Lyon. During her time with the French powerhouse, she won three league titles. Arsenal later brought her to England in 2018, where she began her tenure with a clean sheet in a 5–0 victory over Liverpool.

Her career then continued with Atlético Madrid and Juventus. Those stops placed her within two of Europe’s prominent women’s leagues before she joined the Denver project. Peyraud-Magnin also represents France internationally, adding national-team experience to her résumé.

The goalkeeper’s connection to Denver changed before she appeared for the club. On July 5, 2026, she was loaned to Crystal Palace for the 2026–27 season. Crystal Palace had recently been promoted to England’s Women’s Super League, according to the supplied biographical information. Because the move came before Peyraud-Magnin made an appearance for Denver, her first competitive action under contract with the Summit will take place away from the club unless circumstances change.

That sequence makes her a notable figure in the Summit’s formation even without a Denver match record. Expansion teams often introduce themselves through the players assembled before their first season, and Peyraud-Magnin’s résumé links Denver’s new NWSL presence to established clubs in several major European competitions. Her temporary move also leaves the goalkeeper’s role in Denver to be understood through the club’s broader roster rather than through her on-field statistics for the Summit.

For Denver supporters, Peyraud-Magnin remains part of the club’s opening chapter: a France international signed for the team’s launch period, but temporarily competing in England. Her two-year agreement places her within the Summit’s longer-term player pool, while the loan gives Crystal Palace access to her experience during the 2026–27 campaign.

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