Romain Gall

Romain Gall (/ˈroʊmən ɡɔːl/ ROH-mən GAWL;[1] born January 31, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays for Örebro on loan from Malmö.

Romain Gall
Personal information
Full name Romain Gall
Date of birth (1995-01-31) January 31, 1995
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Malmö FF
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– Malmö FF 28 (7)
2020 → Stabæk (loan) 10 (0)
2020 → Örebro SK (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2013 United States U18 4 (4)
2014–2015 United States U20 25 (13)
2018– United States 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 20, 2018

Youth

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]

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]

International career

Gall was called up to the United States men's national soccer team on November 6, 2018 for friendly matches against England and Italy.[10] Gall made his international debut for the USMNT against Italy in a 0–1 loss on November 20, 2018, coming on as a replacement for Christian Pulisic in the 83rd minute.[11]

Personal life

A fan of hip hop and R&B, in his free time Gall enjoys making music on his computer.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of November 11, 2019[13][14][15]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lorient II 2012–13 CFA 10–––10
2013–14 CFA 2 61–––61
Total 7100000071
Columbus Crew SC 2014 MLS 3000–0030
2015 0010–0010
Total 3010000040
Austin Aztex (loan) 2015 USL 12300––123
Nyköpings BIS 2016 Division 1 24923––2612
GIF Sundsvall 2017 Allsvenskan 24200––242
2018 13732––169
Total 3793200004011
Malmö FF 2018 Allsvenskan 126105[lower-alpha 2]0–186
2019 161516[lower-alpha 3]1–273
Total 2876111100459
Career total 111291261110013436
  1. Includes the U.S. Open Cup and Svenska Cupen
  2. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, three appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References
  1. Romain Gall. GIF Sundsvall. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2019-01-25 – via YouTube.
  2. "Romain Gall (Malmö) : «  Je suis d'origine sénégalaise  »". footsenegal.com (in French). 29 Mar 2020. Retrieved 1 Jan 2021.
  3. "Gall Poised for Lorient Progress". Yanks-abroad.com. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  4. "Boys Commitment: Maryland lands #2 recruit | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". Topdrawersoccer.com. 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  5. "Crew signs U.S. Youth International midfielder Romain Gall | Columbus Crew SC". Thecrew.com. 2014-08-07. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  6. "Crew SC announces roster updates during second preseason camp". columbuscrewsc.com. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  7. "Former Crew Midfielder joins Nyköpings BIS". 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  8. "Officiellt: Romain Gall klar för GIF Sundsvall". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  9. "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Romain Gall!". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  10. "USMNT's roster vs. England, Italy; Pulisic returns". SI.com.
  11. "Pulisic captains US in Sarachan finale, 1–0 loss to Italy". Daily Herald. Associated Press. 20 November 2018.
  12. Romain Gall. GIF Sundsvall. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2019-01-25 – via YouTube.
  13. Romain Gall at Soccerway
  14. "Romain Gall at SvenskFotboll.se". SvenskFotboll.se. Svenska Fotbollförbundet. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  15. Romain Gall at Major League Soccer
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