Dave Romney
David Romney (born June 12, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution.
![]() Romney with LA Galaxy in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 12, 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| 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 | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | United States U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 7, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 15, 2015 | |||
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[3] 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.[4] He became the first LA Galaxy II player to sign a MLS contract when he was signed by LA Galaxy on August 5, 2015.[5]
Romney was re-signed by the LA Galaxy at the beginning of the 2019 season.[6]
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.[7]
On January 5, 2023, Romney was traded to New England Revolution in exchange for a total of $525,000 in General Allocation Money.[8]
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.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played May 9, 2023[10]
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| LA Galaxy | 2015 | MLS | 5 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 2018 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 84 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 5 | ||
| Nashville SC | 2020 | MLS | 23 | 1 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |||
| Total | 87 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 94 | 4 | |||
| New England Revolution | 2023 | MLS | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 206 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 237 | 12 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the International Champions Cup
- Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
- Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
- Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
References
- David Romney at Soccerway
- "David Romney". Nashville SC. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- "Dave Romney | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy.
- "LA GALAXY II VS. SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC 2 – 3". Soccerway. March 29, 2015.
- "Galaxy sign defender Dave Romney from Galaxy II". LAGalaxy.com. August 5, 2015.
- "LA Galaxy re-sign defender Dave Romney". LAGalaxy.com. January 10, 2019.
- "Official: Nashville add versatile defender Dave Romney from LA Galaxy | MLSSoccer.com".
- "Revs bolster backline with acquisition of veteran center back Dave Romney from Nashville SC | New England Revolution". revolutionsoccer.net.
- ""Profile of a world-class center back": How LA Galaxy's Dave Romney went from undrafted to the US national team | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- Dave Romney at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
