# Dave Romney > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dave_Romney > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dave_Romney.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Romney > Source revision: 1348424295 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/LA_Galaxy) in 2015 | fullname = David James Romney{{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](/source/CONCACAF) |page=18 |date=January 30, 2024 |access-date=January 30, 2024}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|6|12|mf=y}}{{soccerway|david-romney/400538|David Romney}} | birth_place = [Irvine, California](/source/Irvine%2C_California), U.S. | height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}{{cite web |title=David Romney |url=https://www.nashvillesc.com/players/dave-romney/ |publisher=Nashville SC |access-date=23 August 2022}} | position = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) | currentclub = [San Jose Earthquakes](/source/San_Jose_Earthquakes) | clubnumber = 4 | collegeyears1 = 2011–2014 | college1 = [San Francisco Dons](/source/San_Francisco_Dons_men's_soccer) | collegecaps1 = 72 | collegegoals1 = 5 | years1 = 2015 | clubs1 = [San Francisco City](/source/San_Francisco_City_FC) | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2015–2019 | clubs2 = [LA Galaxy II](/source/LA_Galaxy_II) | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2015–2019 | clubs3 = [LA Galaxy](/source/LA_Galaxy) | caps3 = 84 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2020–2022 | clubs4 = [Nashville SC](/source/Nashville_SC) | caps4 = 87 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2023–2024 | clubs5 = [New England Revolution](/source/New_England_Revolution) | caps5 = 61 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = [San Jose Earthquakes](/source/San_Jose_Earthquakes) | caps6 = 33 | goals6 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2015 | nationalteam1 = [United States U23](/source/United_States_men's_national_under-23_soccer_team) | 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](/source/association_football) player who plays as a [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) for [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer) club [San Jose Earthquakes](/source/San_Jose_Earthquakes).{{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}}{{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}} ==Career== Born and raised in [Irvine, California](/source/Irvine%2C_California), Romney began his professional career with [LA Galaxy II](/source/LA_Galaxy_II), having previously played in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy with the Irvine Strikers{{Cite web|url=https://www.lagalaxy.com/players/dave-romney/|title=Dave Romney | LA Galaxy|website=lagalaxy}} as well as the [University of San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco_Dons_men's_soccer) men's soccer team and amateur club [San Francisco City FC](/source/San_Francisco_City_FC). He made his USL debut against [Sacramento Republic FC](/source/Sacramento_Republic_FC) in March 2015.{{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}} He became the first LA Galaxy II player to sign a MLS contract when he was signed by [LA Galaxy](/source/LA_Galaxy) on August 5, 2015.{{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}} Romney was re-signed by the LA Galaxy at the beginning of the 2019 season.{{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}} On November 12, 2019, Romney was traded to [Nashville SC](/source/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.{{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}} On January 5, 2023, Romney was traded to [New England Revolution](/source/New_England_Revolution) in exchange for a total of $525,000 in General Allocation Money.{{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}} 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](/source/Charlotte_FC).{{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}} 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](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Gon%C3%A7alves_(footballer)). Romney was also the only outfield player to play every minute of the 2023 MLS regular season.{{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}} He was named Revolution team defender of the year for the [2023 season](/source/2023_New_England_Revolution_season),{{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}} and again for the [2024 season](/source/2024_New_England_Revolution_season).{{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}} Romney, along with teammates [Mark-Anthony Kaye](/source/Mark-Anthony_Kaye) and [Ian Harkes](/source/Ian_Harkes), were traded to the San Jose Earthquakes on December 2, 2024 for "around" $500,000 [General allocation money](/source/General_allocation_money) and an international roster spot, reuniting Romney with his former Revolution and Galaxy manager [Bruce Arena](/source/Bruce_Arena). ==Personal life== Romney is a distant relative of 2012 [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) presidential candidate, former governor of [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts) and former [United States Senator](/source/United_States_Senate) from [Utah](/source/Utah), [Mitt Romney](/source/Mitt_Romney).{{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}} ==Career statistics== === Club === {{updated|match played March 17, 2024}}{{Soccerway|david-romney/400538|access-date=25 January 2021}} {| 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](/source/LA_Galaxy_II) |[2015](/source/2015_LA_Galaxy_II_season) | rowspan="2" |[USL](/source/USL_Championship) |17||1|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||17||1 |- |[2016](/source/2016_LA_Galaxy_II_season) |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](/source/LA_Galaxy) |[2015](/source/2015_LA_Galaxy_season) | rowspan="5" |[MLS](/source/Major_League_Soccer) |5||0|| colspan="2" |—||2{{efn|Appearances in the [International Champions Cup](/source/International_Champions_Cup)}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||7||0 |- |[2016](/source/2016_LA_Galaxy_season) |10||0||4||1||5{{efn|name=CCC|Appearance(s) in [CONCACAF Champions Cup](/source/CONCACAF_Champions_Cup)}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||19||1 |- |[2017](/source/2017_LA_Galaxy_season) |29||2||3||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||32||2 |- |[2018](/source/2018_LA_Galaxy_season) |28||1||2||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||30||1 |- |[2019](/source/2019_LA_Galaxy_season) |12||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|Two appearances and one goal in [Leagues Cup](/source/Leagues_Cup), two appearances in [MLS Cup Playoffs](/source/MLS_Cup_Playoffs)}}||1||18||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !84!!3!!11!!1!!7!!0!!4!!1!!106!!5 |- |rowspan="4"|[Nashville SC](/source/Nashville_SC) |[2020](/source/2020_Nashville_SC_season) | rowspan="3" |MLS |23||1|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||3{{efn|Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs|name=Play}}||0||26||1 |- |[2021](/source/2021_Nashville_SC_season) |33||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||33||0 |- |[2022](/source/2022_Nashville_SC_season) |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](/source/New_England_Revolution) |[2023](/source/2023_New_England_Revolution_season) | 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](/source/2024_New_England_Revolution_season) |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 |} {{notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{MLS player|dave-romney}} {{San Jose Earthquakes squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Romney, David}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:American men's soccer players Category:San Francisco Dons men's soccer players Category:Ventura County FC players Category:LA Galaxy players Category:Nashville SC players Category:New England Revolution players Category:San Jose Earthquakes players Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Soccer players from Irvine, California Category:USL Championship players Category:Major League Soccer players Category:United States men's under-23 international soccer players Category:21st-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dave Romney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Romney) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor 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