{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1993)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dave Romney | image = HOUSTON DYNAMO VS. LA GALAXY 3 - 0 1.jpg | caption = Romney with LA Galaxy in 2015 | fullname = David James Romney<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mcusercontent.com/78d3589fb61466b549ff752e5/files/403430ce-158a-6c16-67fc-92028509200a/24_CCC_Final_Rosters.pdf |title=2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: New England Revolution (USA) |publisher=CONCACAF |page=18 |date=January 30, 2024 |access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|6|12|mf=y}}<ref>{{soccerway|david-romney/400538|David Romney}}</ref> | birth_place = Irvine, California, U.S. | height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}<ref>{{cite web |title=David Romney |url=https://www.nashvillesc.com/players/dave-romney/ |publisher=Nashville SC |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref> | position = Defender | currentclub = San Jose Earthquakes | clubnumber = 4 | collegeyears1 = 2011–2014 | college1 = San Francisco Dons | collegecaps1 = 72 | collegegoals1 = 5 | years1 = 2015 | clubs1 = San Francisco City | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2015–2019 | clubs2 = LA Galaxy II | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2015–2019 | clubs3 = LA Galaxy | caps3 = 84 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2020–2022 | clubs4 = Nashville SC | caps4 = 87 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2023–2024 | clubs5 = New England Revolution | caps5 = 61 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = San Jose Earthquakes | caps6 = 33 | goals6 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2015 | nationalteam1 = United States U23 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 11 February 2026 | ntupdate = 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.<ref name="Blazing Musket San Jose Trade">{{cite web | last=Nye | first=Josh | title=Report: Revolution Trade Three Players to San Jose | website=The Blazing Musket | date=2024-12-02 | url=https://www.theblazingmusket.com/p/report-revolution-trade-three-players | access-date=2024-12-02}}</ref><ref name="Tom Bogert San Jose Trade">{{cite web | last=Bogert | first=Tom | title=San Jose acquire three players in trade with New England: Sources | website=GiveMeSport | date=2024-12-02 | url=https://www.givemesport.com/san-jose-acquire-three-players-trade-new-england-sources/ | access-date=2024-12-02}}</ref>
==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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lagalaxy.com/players/dave-romney/|title=Dave Romney | LA Galaxy|website=lagalaxy}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/29/united-states/mls-reserve-league/la-galaxy-ii/sacramento-republic/2001160/|title=LA GALAXY II VS. SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC 2 – 3|publisher=Soccerway|date=March 29, 2015}}</ref> He became the first LA Galaxy II player to sign a MLS contract when he was signed by LA Galaxy on August 5, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2015/08/05/la-galaxy-sign-defender-dave-romney-la-galaxy-ii|title=Galaxy sign defender Dave Romney from Galaxy II|date=August 5, 2015|publisher=LAGalaxy.com|access-date=August 5, 2015|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928200340/https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2015/08/05/galaxy-sign-defender-dave-romney-galaxy-ii|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Romney was re-signed by the LA Galaxy at the beginning of the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=LA Galaxy re-sign defender Dave Romney |url=http://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2019/01/10/la-galaxy-re-sign-defender-dave-romney|publisher=LAGalaxy.com|date=January 10, 2019}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/11/12/official-nashville-add-versatile-defender-dave-romney-la-galaxy| title = Official: Nashville add versatile defender Dave Romney from LA Galaxy {{!}} MLSSoccer.com}}</ref>
On January 5, 2023, Romney was traded to New England Revolution in exchange for a total of $525,000 in General Allocation Money.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/revs-bolster-backline-with-acquisition-of-defender-dave-romney-from-nashville|title=Revs bolster backline with acquisition of veteran center back Dave Romney from Nashville SC | New England Revolution|website=revolutionsoccer.net}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/09/30/sports/defender-dave-romney-scores-first-goal-season-revolution-hold-off-charlotte-fc/ |title= Defender Dave Romney scores first goal of the season as Revolution hold off Charlotte FC |author=Dell'Apa, Frank |website=www.bostonglobe.com |date=September 30, 2023 |access-date=November 2, 2023}}</ref>
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.<ref name="Revolution 2-1 Union"/> Romney was also the only outfield player to play every minute of the 2023 MLS regular season.<ref name="Revolution 2-1 Union">{{cite web|url=https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/recap-bou-bags-both-revs-close-regular-season-with-2-1-win-over-union |title=Recap : Bou bags both as Revs close regular season with 2-1 win over Union in front of 41,355 in Foxborough |date=Oct 21, 2023 |access-date=October 26, 2023 |website=revolutionsoccer.net}}</ref> He was named Revolution team defender of the year for the 2023 season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/new-england-revolution-announce-2023-team-award-winners |date=October 19, 2023 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |title=New England Revolution announce 2023 Team Award winners |website=revolutionsoccer.net}}</ref> and again for the 2024 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/revolution-announce-players-player-and-defender-of-the-year-award-winners |access-date=October 24, 2024 |date=October 23, 2024 |title=Revolution announce Players' Player and Defender of the Year award winners |website=revolutionsoccer.net}}</ref>
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.<ref name="Tom Bogert San Jose Trade"/><ref name="Blazing Musket San Jose Trade"/>
==Personal life== Romney is a distant relative of 2012 Republican Party presidential candidate, former governor of Massachusetts and former United States Senator from Utah, Mitt Romney.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/profile-world-class-center-back-how-la-galaxys-dave-romney-went-undrafted-us|title="Profile of a world-class center back": How LA Galaxy's Dave Romney went from undrafted to the US national team | MLSSoccer.com|website=mlssoccer}}</ref>
==Career statistics== === Club === {{updated|match played March 17, 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|david-romney/400538|access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|LA Galaxy II |2015 | rowspan="2" |USL |17||1|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||17||1 |- |2016 |7||1|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||7||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !24!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!24!!2 |- |rowspan="6"|LA Galaxy |2015 | rowspan="5" |MLS |5||0|| colspan="2" |—||2{{efn|Appearances in the International Champions Cup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||7||0 |- |2016 |10||0||4||1||5{{efn|name=CCC|Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||19||1 |- |2017 |29||2||3||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||32||2 |- |2018 |28||1||2||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||30||1 |- |2019 |12||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|Two appearances and one goal in Leagues Cup, two appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs}}||1||18||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !84!!3!!11!!1!!7!!0!!4!!1!!106!!5 |- |rowspan="4"|Nashville SC |2020 | rowspan="3" |MLS |23||1|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||3{{efn|Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs|name=Play}}||0||26||1 |- |2021 |33||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||33||0 |- |2022 |31||3||3||0|| colspan="2" |—||1{{efn|name=Play}}||0||35||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !87!!4!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!0!!94!!4 |- |rowspan="3"|New England Revolution |2023 | rowspan="2" |MLS |34||1||2||1|| colspan="2" |—||6{{efn|Four appearances in Leagues Cup, two appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs}}||0||42||2 |- |2024 |27||0|| colspan="2" |—||6{{efn|name=CCC}}||0||2||0||35||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !61!!1!!2!!1!!6!!0!!8!!0!!77!!2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !256!!10!!16!!2!!13!!0!!16!!1!!301!!13 |}
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==External links== *{{MLS player|dave-romney}}
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