Dave Romney
 Romney withLA Galaxyin 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David James Romney[1] | ||
| Date of birth | June 12, 1993[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 professionalsoccerplayer who plays as adefenderforMajor League SoccerclubNew England Revolution.
Career
[edit]Born and raised inIrvine, California,Romney began his professional career withLA Galaxy II,having previously played in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy with the Irvine Strikers[4]as well as theUniversity of San Franciscomen's soccer team and amateur clubSan Francisco City FC.He made his USL debut againstSacramento Republic FCin March 2015.[5]He became the first LA Galaxy II player to sign a MLS contract when he was signed byLA Galaxyon 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 toNashville SCahead 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 toNew England Revolutionin 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 overCharlotte 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 beingJosé 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 the2023 season,[12]and again for the2024 season.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Romney is a distant relative of 2012Republican Partypresidential candidate, former governor ofMassachusettsand currentUnited States SenatorfromUtah,Mitt Romney.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played March 17, 2024[15]
| 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 | ||
- ^Appearances in theInternational Champions Cup
- ^abAppearance(s) inCONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^Two appearances and one goal inLeagues Cup,two appearances inMLS Cup Playoffs
- ^abAppearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^Four appearances in Leagues Cup, two appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
References
[edit]- ^"2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: New England Revolution (USA)"(PDF).CONCACAF.January 30, 2024. p. 18.RetrievedJanuary 30,2024.
- ^David Romneyat Soccerway
- ^"David Romney".Nashville SC.RetrievedAugust 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. August 5, 2015. Archived fromthe originalon September 28, 2020.RetrievedAugust 5,2015.
- ^"LA Galaxy re-sign defender Dave Romney".LAGalaxy. January 10, 2019.
- ^"Official: Nashville add versatile defender Dave Romney from LA Galaxy | MLSSoccer".
- ^"Revs bolster backline with acquisition of veteran center back Dave Romney from Nashville SC | New England Revolution".revolutionsoccer.net.
- ^Dell'Apa, Frank (September 30, 2023)."Defender Dave Romney scores first goal of the season as Revolution hold off Charlotte FC".bostonglobe.RetrievedNovember 2,2023.
- ^ab"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.RetrievedOctober 26,2023.
- ^"New England Revolution announce 2023 Team Award winners".revolutionsoccer.net.October 19, 2023.RetrievedOctober 24,2024.
- ^"Revolution announce Players' Player and Defender of the Year award winners".revolutionsoccer.net.October 23, 2024.RetrievedOctober 24,2024.
- ^""Profile of a world-class center back": How LA Galaxy's Dave Romney went from undrafted to the US national team | MLSSoccer ".mlssoccer.
- ^Dave Romneyat Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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- Nashville SC players
- New England Revolution players
- Men's association football defenders
- Sportspeople from Irvine, California
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