| Dave Romney | |
| Fullname: | David James Romney[1] |
| Birth Date: | June 12, 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Irvine, California, United States |
| Height: | [2] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Clubnumber: | - |
| Collegeyears1: | 2011–2014 |
| College1: | San Francisco Dons |
| Collegecaps1: | 72 |
| Collegegoals1: | 5 |
| Years1: | 2015 |
| Clubs1: | San Francisco City |
| 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: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | March 17, 2024 |
| 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.[3] [4]
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[5] 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.[6] He became the first LA Galaxy II player to sign a MLS contract when he was signed by LA Galaxy on August 5, 2015.[7]
Romney was re-signed by the LA Galaxy at the beginning of the 2019 season.[8]
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.[9]
On January 5, 2023, Romney was traded to New England Revolution in exchange for a total of $525,000 in General Allocation Money.[10] 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.[11]
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.[12] He was named Revolution team defender of the year for the 2023 season,[13] and again for the 2024 season.[14]
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.[4] [3]
Romney is a distant relative of 2012 Republican Party presidential candidate, former governor of Massachusetts and current United States Senator from Utah, Mitt Romney.[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 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2017 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||||
| 2018 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||||
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 84 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 106 | 5 | |||
| Nashville SC | 2020 | MLS | 23 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 87 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 94 | 4 | ||||
| New England Revolution | 2023 | MLS | 34 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 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 | |||