Gall warming up for Malmö in 2019
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Romain Gall | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-01-31) January 31, 1995 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2009 | 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– | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 18 | (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, correct as of 24 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 20, 2018 | |||
Romain Gall (/ˈroʊmən ɡɔːl/ ROH-mən GAWL;[1] born January 31, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a wingerorattacking midfielder for Regionalliga Nordost club Rot-Weiß Erfurt.
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 #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]
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]
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]
A fan of hip hop and R&B, in his free time Gall enjoys making music on his computer.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lorient II | 2012–13 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Columbus Crew SC | 2014 | MLS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Austin Aztex (loan) | 2015 | USL | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| Nyköpings BIS | 2016 | Division 1 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 26 | 12 | ||
| GIF Sundsvall | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 9 | |||
| Total | 37 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | ||
| Malmö FF | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 18 | 6 | |
| 2019 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6[c] | 1 | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 10 | ||
| Stabæk (loan) | 2020 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Örebro SK (loan) | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Mladost Novi Sad | 2022–23 | Serbian SuperLiga | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 148 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 38 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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