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
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. Romney was also the only outfield player to play every minute of the 2023 MLS regular season.[11]
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.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played March 17, 2024[13]
| 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 the International Champions Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in Leagues Cup, two appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ Four appearances in Leagues Cup, two appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
References
- ^ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: New England Revolution (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 30, 2024. p. 18. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ ""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.
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