Dave Romney

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Dave Romney
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Romney with LA Galaxy in 2015
Personal information
Full name David James Romney [1]
Date of birth (1993-06-12) June 12, 1993 (age 31) [2]
Place of birth Irvine, California, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
New England Revolution
Number 2
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 San Francisco Dons 72 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 San Francisco City
2015–2019 LA Galaxy II 24 (2)
2015–2019 LA Galaxy 84 (3)
2020–2022 Nashville SC 87 (4)
2023– New England Revolution 38 (1)
International career
2015 United States U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 17, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 15, 2015

David James Romney (born June 12, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution.

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Career

Born and raised in Irvine, California, Romney began his professional career with LA Galaxy II, having previously played in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy with the Irvine Strikers [4] as well as the University of San Francisco men's soccer team and amateur club San Francisco City FC. He made his USL debut against Sacramento Republic FC in March 2015. [5] He became the first LA Galaxy II player to sign a MLS contract when he was signed by LA Galaxy on August 5, 2015. [6]

Romney was re-signed by the LA Galaxy at the beginning of the 2019 season. [7]

On November 12, 2019, Romney was traded to Nashville SC ahead of their inaugural season in MLS. LA Galaxy received $225,000 in General Allocation Money and will receive an additional $50,000 in General Allocation Money if Romney meets certain performance-based metrics. [8]

On January 5, 2023, Romney was traded to New England Revolution in exchange for a total of $525,000 in General Allocation Money. [9] Romney scored his first goal for the Revolution in Major League Soccer play on September 30, 2023, in a 2–1 victory over Charlotte FC. [10]

On October 21, 2023, Romney became only the second player in New England Revolution history to play every minute of a 34-game season, the first being José Gonçalves. [11] Romney was also the only outfield player to play every minute of the 2023 MLS regular season. [11] He was named Revolution team defender of the year for the 2023 season, [12] and again for the 2024 season. [13]

Personal life

Romney is a distant relative of 2012 Republican Party presidential candidate, former governor of Massachusetts and current United States Senator from Utah, Mitt Romney. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played March 17, 2024 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
LA Galaxy II 2015 USL 171171
2016 7171
Total242242
LA Galaxy 2015 MLS 502 [lower-alpha 1] 070
2016 100415 [lower-alpha 2] 0191
2017 29230322
2018 28120301
2019 120204 [lower-alpha 3] 1181
Total84311170411065
Nashville SC 2020 MLS2313 [lower-alpha 4] 0261
2021 330330
2022 313301 [lower-alpha 4] 0353
Total8743040944
New England Revolution 2023 MLS341216 [lower-alpha 5] 0422
2024 405 [lower-alpha 2] 00090
Total381215060512
Career total2331016212014127513
  1. Appearances in the International Champions Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  3. Two appearances and one goal in Leagues Cup, two appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  5. Four appearances in Leagues Cup, two appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

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  2. David Romney at Soccerway
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  4. "Dave Romney | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy.
  5. "LA GALAXY II VS. SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC 2 – 3". Soccerway. March 29, 2015.
  6. "Galaxy sign defender Dave Romney from Galaxy II". LAGalaxy.com. August 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  7. "LA Galaxy re-sign defender Dave Romney". LAGalaxy.com. January 10, 2019.
  8. "Official: Nashville add versatile defender Dave Romney from LA Galaxy | MLSSoccer.com".
  9. "Revs bolster backline with acquisition of veteran center back Dave Romney from Nashville SC | New England Revolution". revolutionsoccer.net.
  10. Dell'Apa, Frank (September 30, 2023). "Defender Dave Romney scores first goal of the season as Revolution hold off Charlotte FC". www.bostonglobe.com. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Recap : Bou bags both as Revs close regular season with 2-1 win over Union in front of 41,355 in Foxborough". revolutionsoccer.net. October 21, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
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  13. "Revolution announce Players' Player and Defender of the Year award winners". revolutionsoccer.net. October 23, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
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