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Dave Romney
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
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– 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.

Career

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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

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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

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Club

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As of match played March 17, 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ Appearances in the International Champions Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  3. ^ Two appearances and one goal in Leagues Cup, two appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  5. ^ Four appearances in Leagues Cup, two appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

References

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  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. ^ "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. ^ a b "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.
  12. ^ "New England Revolution announce 2023 Team Award winners". revolutionsoccer.net. October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  13. ^ "Revolution announce Players' Player and Defender of the Year award winners". revolutionsoccer.net. October 23, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  14. ^ ""Profile of a world-class center back": How LA Galaxy's Dave Romney went from undrafted to the US national team | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  15. ^ Dave Romney at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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