Romain Gall
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 Gall warming up for Malmö in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Romain Gall | ||
| Date of birth | January 31, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Herndon | ||
| 2009–2010 | D.C. United | ||
| 2010–2011 | Real Salt Lake | ||
| 2011–2014 | Lorient | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Lorient II | 7 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Columbus Crew SC | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Austin Aztex (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2016 | Nyköpings BIS | 24 | (9) |
| 2017–2018 | GIF Sundsvall | 37 | (9) |
| 2018–2022 | Malmö FF | 31 | (7) |
| 2020 | → Stabæk (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Örebro SK (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Örebro SK (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | Mladost Novi Sad | 7 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 19 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | United States U18 | 4 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | United States U20 | 25 | (13) |
| 2018 | United States | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 20, 2018 | |||
Romain Gall (/ˈroʊmən ɡɔːl/ ROH-mən GAWL;[1] born January 31, 1995) is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger or attacking Midfielder. Born in France, he has played for the United States national team.
Gall was born in Paris, France, to a French father and a Senegalese mother.[2] Gall moved to the United States with his family at the age of seven. The family settled in Herndon, Virginia, and Gall received his U.S. citizenship at fifteen.[3]
Gall played for the academy teams of D.C. United and Real Salt Lake before joining the academy of FC Lorient in 2011. Ranked as the No. 2 recruit in his class, he committed to playing college soccer for the University of Maryland, but instead opted to play with the reserves at Lorient.[4]
Club career
Gall signed with Major League Soccer in August 2014 and was allocated to the Columbus Crew via a weighted lottery. He made his professional debut in a 3–0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on August 23. He was loaned to the Austin Aztex in the United Soccer League, wearing the number 9.[5] Gall was waived by Columbus in February 2016.[6]
On March 31, 2016, Gall joined Nyköpings BIS in the Tier 3 Division 1 Norra in Sweden.[7] After one season in Nyköping, Gall caught the eye of Allsvenskan club GIF Sundsvall, who signed him to a three-year contract.[8] Gall made 24 league appearances in his first season with Sundsvall. After a breakout performance in the spring of 2018, where he scored 7 goals in 13 appearances from a midfield position, Gall secured a move to Allsvenskan powerhouse Malmö FF halfway through the season.[9]
In January 2023, Gall joined Serbian SuperLiga club Mladost Novi Sad.[10]
In September 2023, Gall signed for Regionalliga Nordost (German 4th tier) club Rot-Weiß Erfurt.[11]
International career
Gall was called up to the United States national team on November 6, 2018, for friendly matches against England and Italy.[12] Gall made his international debut for the United States against Italy in a 0–1 loss on November 20, 2018, coming on as a replacement for Christian Pulisic in the 83rd minute.[13]