Romain Gall ( ; born January 31, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger or

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Youth

Gall was born in Paris, France, to a French father and a Senegalese mother. 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. Gall played for the academy teams of

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and

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake (RSL) is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Fou ...

before joining the academy of

FC Lorient Football Club Lorient Bretagne Sud (;), commonly referred to as FC Lorient (), is a French professional association football club based in Lorient, Brittany. The club was founded in 1926 and currently competes in Ligue 2, having been relegated f ...

in 2011. Ranked as the No. 2 recruit in his class, he committed to playing college soccer for the

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the Univ ...

, but instead opted to play with the reserves at Lorient.

Club career

Gall signed with

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in August 2014 and was allocated to the

Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew are an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team began play in 1996 as one of the 10 cha ...

via a weighted lottery. He made his professional debut in a 3–0 victory over the

Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Established on December 15, 2005, the club was founded after their fo ...

on August 23. He was loaned to the

Austin Aztex The Austin Aztex were a soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2011 as a member of the Premier Development League, the team played the 2015 season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States soccer p ...

in the

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, wearing the number 9. Gall was waived by Columbus in February 2016. On March 31, 2016, Gall joined

Nyköpings BIS Nyköpings BIS is a Swedish football club located in Nyköping. The club started out as a merger in 1966 between Nyköpings SK and Nyköpings AIK. Since their foundation Nyköpings BIS has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the Swedis ...

in the Tier 3

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in Sweden. After one season in Nyköping, Gall caught the eye of

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...

club

GIF Sundsvall Gymnastik- och Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall, more commonly known as GIF Sundsvall (), Giffarna or simply Sundsvall, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Sundsvall. The club is affiliated with Medelpads Fotbollf� ...

, who signed him to a three-year contract. Gall made 24 league appearances in his first season with Sundsvall. After a breakout performance in the spring of

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, where he scored 7 goals in 13 appearances from a midfield position, Gall secured a move to Allsvenskan powerhouse

Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening (), commonly known simply as Malmö FF or MFF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö, Scania. They compete in the Allsvenskan, the top division of Swedish football, and play home matches at the Eleda S ...

halfway through the season. In January 2023, Gall joined

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

club Mladost Novi Sad. In September 2023, Gall signed for

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(German 4th tier) club Rot-Weiß Erfurt.

International career

Gall was called up to the

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on November 6, 2018, for friendly matches against

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and

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. 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

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in the 83rd minute.

Personal life

A fan of

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and R&B, in his free time Gall enjoys making music on his computer.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honors

Malmö FF *

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: 2021–22

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gall, Romain 1995 births Living people Footballers from Paris American men's soccer players United States men's international soccer players United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players French men's footballers French emigrants to the United States American people of Senegalese descent Sportspeople of Senegalese descent American people of French descent French sportspeople of Senegalese descent Men's association football wingers Men's association football midfielders Columbus Crew players Austin Aztex players GIF Sundsvall players Malmö FF players FK Mladost Novi Sad players FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Allsvenskan players Ettan Fotboll players Serbian SuperLiga players Regionalliga players American expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia American expatriate sportspeople in Serbia American expatriate men's soccer players in Germany 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century French sportsmen