Dave Romney

Updated September 14, 2024

DAVE ROMNEY AT A GLANCE:

• In 10^th MLS season with 225 league appearances, and 206 starts, to his credit.
• Became second Revolution player all-time to play every minute of a 34-game regular season in 2023.
• Voted New England’s Defender of the Year by local media following his debut campaign with the club in 2023.
• Starting center back for Nashville SC during the club’s first three MLS seasons, starting 90 MLS games from 2020-22, including playoffs.
• Set career highs with three goals and three assists across 31 games in 2022.
• In 2015, became the first player to ascend from LA Galaxy II to sign an MLS contract with the first team.
• California native played collegiately at University of San Francisco.

MLS CAREER: 10th-year defender owns 225 league appearances, including 206 starts, and eight goals and 14 assists across 18,851 minutes…Notched an additional eight appearances, all starts, in the MLS Cup Playoffs…In U.S. Open Cup play, logged 16 appearances, scoring two goals…Added 11 appearances in Concacaf Champions Cup play and seven appearances in Leagues Cup competition…Has made 20 MLS appearances in 2024, starting 17 times…Appeared in all six Concacaf Champions Cup matches for New England in 2024, starting five…The only MLS outfield player in 2023 to play every minute of all 34 matches in regular season play, and the second in club history to do so…Also appeared in two Open Cup matches as a substitute, amassing 47 minutes with a game-winning goal…Started all four of New England’s Leagues Cup 2023 contests…Made two appearances, both starts, in the Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs…In 2022, appeared in 31 games, starting 30 times, and set career highs with three goals and three assists…Started and played 90 minutes in lone MLS Cup Playoffs appearance…Added three appearances in 2022 U.S. Open Cup action and featured in one Leagues Cup match… Set a career high with 33 appearances, all starts, and 2,970 minutes, notching two assists…Started and played every minute of all 23 matches during Nashville’s inaugural campaign in 2020, tallying a goal and an assist…Added three appearances during the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs…Traded to Nashville SC on Nov. 12, 2019 in exchange for $275,000 in General Allocation Money…Saw action in 12 matches, starting on 10 occasions, during the 2019 season and finished with one assist…Added two appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs…Also made two appearances in the U.S. Open Cup and two appearances in the Leagues Cup…Made 28 appearances, with 26 starts, registering one goal and three assists in 2018…Also made two appearances in the U.S. Open Cup…Played in 29 games, starting 23 times, in 2017, tallying two goals and an assist over 2,249 minutes…Made three additional appearances in the U.S. Open Cup…Made 10 appearances in 2016, starting eight matches, and recording his first professional assist…Played in four U.S. Open Cup games, netting one goal…Notched five appearances during the 2015-16 Concacaf Champions League, starting all four Group Stage matches…Signed first MLS contract on Aug. 5, 2015, the first Galaxy II player to sign with the first team…Appeared in five MLS matches during his first season, starting twice.

2024: Has made 20 MLS appearances in 2024, starting 17 times, with 1,586 minutes played…Appeared in all six Concacaf Champions Cup matches for New England in 2024, starting five…(3/17) vs. CIN: Made 50^th consecutive appearance for the club across all competitions…(5/4) at CHI: Collected an appearance off the bench in club’s 1-0 shutout win on the road…(6/1) at NSH: Started and played all 90 minutes against his former team in 2-1 road victory…(6/29) at CLB: Suited up for 200^th MLS start…(8/24) at MTL: Started and played all 90 minutes, helping New England log a clean sheet victory on the road…(9/7) vs. STL: In club’s first-ever match against St. Louis, collected 225^th MLS appearance.

2023: Acquired from Nashville SC on January 5, 2023…The only outfield player in MLS to play every minute of all 34 matches in regular season play, and the second in club history to do so…Also appeared in two Open Cup matches as a substitute, amassing 47 minutes with a game-winning goal…Started all four of New England’s Leagues Cup 2023 contests…Made two appearances, both starts, in the Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs…(2/25) at CLT: Made Revolution debut, helping the club keep a clean sheet in a season-opening victory…(3/18) vs. NSH: Made his 175^th career MLS appearance…(4/25) vs. HFD: Tallied game-winning goal off the bench in Open Cup action…(5/27) vs CHI: Notched first Revolution assist… (6/3) at NYCFC: Tallied a season-high two shots through 90 minutes…(9/23) at CHI: Collected the 200^th appearance of his MLS career…(9/30) vs. CLT: Scored first goal of the season, an 85^th-minute game-winner…Earned MLS Team of the Matchday honors…Postseason: (10/28) at PHI: Made postseason debut for New England, playing 90 minutes.

2022 (with Nashville SC): Appeared in 31 games, starting 30 times, and set career highs with three goals and three assists…Started and played 90 minutes in lone MLS Cup Playoffs appearance…Added three appearances in 2022 U.S. Open Cup action and featured in one Leagues Cup match…(2/27) at SEA: Started and played 90 minutes in the season opener, helping keep a clean sheet…(4/9) at SKC: Tallied first goal of the season…(4/15) at SJ: Notched first assist of the season…(5/8) vs. RSL: Marked his 150^th MLS appearance with his second goal of the season, a game-winner…(6/30) at ORL: Played 120 minutes and converted a penalty in a U.S. Open Cup shootout loss…(8/6) vs. TOR: Tallied second assist of the season…(8/14) vs. MIN: Notched an assist for a second consecutive match, his third of the season…(8/21) vs. FCD: Netted third goal of the season…(8/27) at VAN: Started for the 150^th time in his MLS career, playing 90 minutes in a shutout victory…(9/22) vs. AME: Started and played 45 minutes in the Leagues Cup Showcase…(10/9) at LAFC: Played 90 minutes and helped keep a clean sheet against the eventual MLS Cup champions…Postseason: (10/15) at LA: Started and played 90 minutes.

2021 (with Nashville SC): Set a career high with 33 appearances, all starts, and 2,970 minutes, notching two assists…(4/17) vs. CIN: Started and played 90 minutes in season opener…(6/19) at NY: Started for the 100^th time in his MLS career, playing 90 minutes…(8/1) at TOR: Tallied first assist of the season in a 1-1 draw…(8/8) at MCF: Made his 125^th MLS appearance…(8/15) vs. DC: Notched game-winning assist, his second helper of the campaign…(10/30) at ORL: Started for the 125^th time in his MLS career…Postseason: Did not see action due to injury.

2020 (with Nashville SC): Acquired by Nashville SC on Nov. 12, 2019 in exchange for $275,000 in General Allocation Money…Started and played every minute of all 23 matches during Nashville’s inaugural campaign, tallying a goal and an assist…Added three appearances during the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs…(2/29) vs. ATL: Made debut for Nashville in club’s inaugural match, starting and playing 90 minutes…(8/26) at ORL: Marked 75^th career MLS start with first goal of the season…(9/23) vs. DC: Notched a game-winning assist, his first of the season…(10/11) at SKC: Registered his 100^th career MLS appearance with a 90-minute outing...Postseason: (11/20) vs. MCF: Played 90 minutes in club’s first-ever postseason match…(11/24) at TOR: Logged 120 minutes in an extra-time upset…(11/29) at CLB: Notched another 120-minute performance in defeat to eventual MLS Cup champions.

2019 (with LA Galaxy): Saw action in 12 matches, starting on 10 occasions, and finished with one assist…Added two appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs…Also made two appearances in the U.S. Open Cup and two appearances in the Leagues Cup…(6/22) at CIN: Logged 75^th career appearance in MLS regular season play…(7/23) vs. TIJ: Made debut in Leagues Cup play, scoring his first goal in continental competition…(9/15) vs. SKC: Recorded first assist of the season, his final helper for the club, in a 90-minute performance…Postseason: (10/20) at MIN: Made MLS Cup Playoffs debut, starting and playing 90 minutes in a road victory…(10/24) at LAFC: Started and played 90 minutes in Western Conference semifinals.

2018 (with LA Galaxy): Made 28 appearances, with 26 starts, registering one goal and three assists…Also made two appearances in the U.S. Open Cup…(3/10) at NYC: Registered 13 minutes off the bench in season debut…(4/28) vs. NY: Notched first assist of the season, playing 86 minutes at right back…(5/20) at MTL: Made his 50^th career appearance in MLS regular season play…(7/4) vs. DC: Recorded second assist of the season in a 90-minute effort…(7/14) at NE: Netted first goal of the season, an equalizer in second-half stoppage time…(7/29) vs. ORL: Tallied third assist of the season, playing all 90 minutes…(8/14) vs. COL: Played 90 minutes in his 50^th MLS start.

2017 (with LA Galaxy): Played in 29 games, starting 23 times, in 2017, tallying two goals and one assist over 2,249 minutes…Made three additional appearances in the U.S. Open Cup…(3/4) vs. FCD: Started and played 90 minutes in the season opener…(3/18) at RSL: Tallied first MLS goal in a 90-minute effort…(5/6) vs. CHI: Came off the bench as an injury substitution, playing 57 minutes and notching first assist of the campaign…(6/17) vs. HOU: Logged his 25^th career MLS appearance, playing all 90 minutes…(6/24) vs. SKC: Scored second goal of the season in a 90-minute outing…(9/2) vs. COL: Started for the 25^th time in his MLS career.

2016 (with LA Galaxy): Made 10 appearances in 2016, starting eight matches, and recording his first professional assist…Played in four U.S. Open Cup games, netting one goal…(3/1) at CSL: Started and played 90 minutes in the second leg of the Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals…(4/16) at HOU: Played eight minutes off the bench in first MLS appearance of the season…(6/14) vs. MAQ: Debuted in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, scoring the winning goal in extra time…(7/9) at SEA: Notched first MLS assist, a game-winner, in a 90-minute effort…Postseason: Did not see any action.

2015 (with LA Galaxy): Signed first MLS contract on Aug. 5, 2015, the first Galaxy II player to sign with the first team…Appeared in five MLS matches during his first season, starting twice…Notched five appearances during the 2015-16 Concacaf Champions League, starting all four Group Stage matches…(7/25) at HOU: Made MLS debut, starting and playing 90 minutes at center back…(8/6) vs. CEN: Made Concacaf Champions League debut one day after signing a first-team contract…Postseason: (10/28) at SEA: Made the bench for the first time in the MLS Cup Playoffs, going as an unused substitute.

CLUB CAREER OUTSIDE OF MLS: Appeared in 26 games for LA Galaxy II from 2015-19 under current Revolution Technical Director Curt Onalfo…Saw action in two matches for Los Dos during the 2019 USL Championship season…Made seven appearances for Galaxy II in 2016, scoring one goal…Scored second career goal against Seattle Sounders FC 2 on May 23, 2016…Signed for LA Galaxy II as an undrafted free agent out of college in 2015…Made 17 appearances for Los Dos in his first season, notching a goal and two assists…Made professional debut on March 29, 2015, playing two minutes off the bench…Tallied first professional assist, a game-winner, on May 29, 2015 against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC…Scored first professional goal, a game-winner, and added an assist on June 18, 2015 against Orange County Blues FC…Also featured for San Francisco City of USL League Two in 2014.

INTERNATIONAL CAREER (United States): Earned first international call-up to the United States Under-23 team for a pair of friendlies against Brazil in November 2015 under coach Andreas Herzog…Made debut on Nov. 15, 2015, against the Brazil U-23 side, starting and playing 90 minutes.

COLLEGE CAREER (University of San Francisco): Attended the University of San Francisco, where he earned multiple honors during his four-year standout career, including All-West Coast Conference Second Team (2014), West Coast Conference All-Academic Team (2014), West Coast Conference All-Academic Team Honorable Mention (2013), All-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention (2012, 2011) and 2011 West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team…Played in 72 games during his career scoring five goals…Started all 19 games during his senior season, scoring one goal and leading the Dons with six assists and 1,782 minutes played…Appeared in 16 matches as a junior in 2013, starting 14 times, and registering a goal and an assist…In 2012 during sophomore season, started all 18 matches, tallying two goals and two assists in 1,681 minutes…As a freshman in 2011, started in 18 of his 19 appearances, finishing second on the team with 1,689 minutes while notching a goal and two assists.

PERSONAL: Full name is David Romney…Born and raised in Irvine, California…Played youth soccer for the Irvine Strikers of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy league…Distant relative of former Massachusetts governor and 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney.