David Romney

David Romney (born June 12, 1993) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Nashville SC in MLS.

David Romney
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-12) June 12, 1993[1]
Place of birth Irvine, California, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Nashville SC
Number 4
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 25 (2)
2015–2019 LA Galaxy 84 (3)
2020– Nashville SC 1 (0)
National team‡
2015 United States U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 14, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 15, 2015

Career

Romney began his professional career with LA Galaxy II, having previously played for 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.[2] He became the first LA Galaxy II player to sign a MLS contract when he was signed by LA Galaxy on August 5, 2015.[3]

Romney was re-signed by the LA Galaxy at the beginning of the 2019 season.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

References
  1. David Romney at Soccerway
  2. "LA GALAXY II VS. SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC 2 – 3". Soccerway. March 29, 2015.
  3. "Galaxy sign defender Dave Romney from Galaxy II". LAGalaxy.com. August 5, 2015.
  4. "LA Galaxy re-sign defender Dave Romney". LAGalaxy.com. January 10, 2019.
  5. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/11/12/official-nashville-add-versatile-defender-dave-romney-la-galaxy
  6. MLS Soccer Dave Romney profile


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