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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
 San Jose Earthquakes
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)
2023–2024 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]

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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 [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]

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. [16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played March 17, 2024 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
LA Galaxy II 2015 USL 171———171
2016 71———71
Total242———242
LA Galaxy 2015 MLS 50—2 [a] 0—70
2016 100415 [b] 0—191
2017 29230——322
2018 28120——301
2019 12020—4 [c] 1181
Total84311170411065
Nashville SC 2020 MLS231——3 [d] 0261
2021 330———330
2022 31330—1 [d] 0353
Total87430—40944
New England Revolution 2023 MLS34121—6 [e] 0422
2024 40—5 [b] 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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References

  1. ↑ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: New England Revolution (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 30, 2024. p. 18. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ David Romney at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "David Romney". Nashville SC. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Nye, Josh (December 2, 2024). "Report: Revolution Trade Three Players to San Jose". The Blazing Musket. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Bogert, Tom (December 2, 2024). "San Jose acquire three players in trade with New England: Sources". GiveMeSport. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Dave Romney | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy.
  7. ↑ "LA GALAXY II VS. SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC 2 – 3". Soccerway. March 29, 2015.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "LA Galaxy re-sign defender Dave Romney". LAGalaxy.com. January 10, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Official: Nashville add versatile defender Dave Romney from LA Galaxy | MLSSoccer.com".
  11. ↑ "Revs bolster backline with acquisition of veteran center back Dave Romney from Nashville SC | New England Revolution". revolutionsoccer.net.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. 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.
  14. ↑ "New England Revolution announce 2023 Team Award winners". revolutionsoccer.net. October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Revolution announce Players' Player and Defender of the Year award winners". revolutionsoccer.net. October 23, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  16. ↑ ""Profile of a world-class center back": How LA Galaxy's Dave Romney went from undrafted to the US national team | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  17. ↑ Dave Romney at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2021.


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