![]() Romney with LA Galaxy in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David James Romney [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | June 12, 1993||
Place of birth | Irvine, California, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
Number | 12 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | San Francisco Dons | 72 | (5) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | San Francisco City | ||
2015–2019 | LA Galaxy II | 24 | (2) |
2015–2019 | LA Galaxy | 84 | (3) |
2020–2022 | Nashville SC | 87 | (4) |
2023–2024 | New England Revolution | 61 | (1) |
2025– | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | (0) |
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 San Jose Earthquakes. [4] [5]
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 [6] 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. [7] He became the first LA Galaxy II player to sign a MLS contract when he was signed by LA Galaxy on August 5, 2015. [8]
Romney was re-signed by the LA Galaxy at the beginning of the 2019 season. [9]
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. [10]
On January 5, 2023, Romney was traded to New England Revolution in exchange for a total of $525,000 in General Allocation Money. [11] 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. [12]
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. [13] Romney was also the only outfield player to play every minute of the 2023 MLS regular season. [13] He was named Revolution team defender of the year for the 2023 season, [14] and again for the 2024 season. [15]
Romney, along with teammates Mark-Anthony Kaye and Ian Harkes, were traded to the San Jose Earthquakes on December 2, 2024 for "around" $500,000 General allocation money and an international roster spot, reuniting Romney with his former Revolution and Galaxy manager Bruce Arena. [5] [4]
Romney is a distant relative of 2012 Republican Party presidential candidate, former governor of Massachusetts and former United States Senator from Utah, Mitt Romney. [16]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
LA Galaxy II | 2015 | USL | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
2016 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
Total | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||||
LA Galaxy | 2015 | MLS | 5 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
2016 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 [b] | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
2017 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
2018 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
2019 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 [c] | 1 | 18 | 1 | |||
Total | 84 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 106 | 5 | ||
Nashville SC | 2020 | MLS | 23 | 1 | — | — | 3 [d] | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
2021 | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||||
2022 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |||
Total | 87 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 94 | 4 | |||
New England Revolution | 2023 | MLS | 34 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 [e] | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
2024 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 [b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 38 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
Career total | 233 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 275 | 13 |