David Bingham (American soccer player)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Matthew Bingham | ||
| Date of birth | October 19, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Castro Valley, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charlotte FC | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | California Golden Bears | 37 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | NorCal Lamorinda United SC | ||
| 2011–2017 | San Jose Earthquakes | 96 | (0) |
| 2014 | → San Antonio Scorpions (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Strømmen IF (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | LA Galaxy | 85 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Portland Timbers | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Charlotte FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | United States | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 17, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 3, 2017 | |||
David Matthew Bingham (born October 19, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC.
Youth
[edit]Bingham was born October 19, 1989, in Castro Valley, California, to his parents Greg and Lisa Bingham. Bingham played for the youth club, Mustang United based out of Danville, California. In 2007, his club team made it to the Super- Y league National Championships. Bingham was a member of the Super-Y national team in 2006 and 2007. He had 13 shutouts and had a 0.60 goals against average during his senior year in high school. Bingham was a member of both the Bay Areas All-Area team as well as the all Tri-Valley team's first selection.[2]
Career
[edit]College
[edit]Bingham played his college career at the University of California, Berkeley between the years of 2008 and 2010. Bingham led the Golden Bears to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament in 2010, where they fell to eventual NCAA Champion Akron Zips on penalties. In 2009, Bingham earned himself All-Pac-10 second team honors and posted a 0.95 goals against average. The majority of his 2008 year was spent as backup to Stefan Frei.
Professional
[edit]
Bingham signed a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer soon after the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. Due to signing post-SuperDraft, Bingham was allocated to an MLS team via a weighted lottery. He was awarded to San Jose Earthquakes, the team he supported as a boy, on January 26, 2011.[3]
He scored a goal on a 90-yard clearance from his own penalty box on July 13, 2011, against West Bromwich Albion in an exhibition match at Buck Shaw Stadium.[4]
After spending time on loan with the San Antonio Scorpions and Strømmen IF,[5] Bingham emerged as a starter for the Earthquakes during the 2015 season.
Bingham was traded to the LA Galaxy on December 18, 2017.[6]
On January 13, 2022, after a year without a club, Bingham signed a two-year deal with Portland Timbers.[7]
On January 30, 2024, Bingham signed as a free agent with Charlotte FC.[8]
International
[edit]Bingham made his debut with the United States national team on February 5, 2016, against Canada, playing the full match and keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2011 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | MLS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | MLS | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | MLS | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | MLS | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 96 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | ||
| San Antonio Scorpions (loan) | 2014 | NASL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Strømmen (loan) | 2014 | 1. divisjon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| LA Galaxy | 2018 | MLS | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | MLS | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | MLS | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 87 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 91 | 0 | |||
| Portland Timbers | 2022 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | MLS | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 223 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 0 | ||
Personal
[edit]Bingham has one sister, Kimberly Bingham, who played goalkeeper at Arizona State University and later for the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "David Bingham". Portland Timbers. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "David Bingham". San Jose Earthquakes.
- ^ "Quakes land goalkeeper David Bingham". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
- ^ "Quakes goalkeeper scores from punt". ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- ^ "San Jose Earthquakes goalkeeper David Bingham loaned to Norwegian club Strømmen". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Trade Goalkeeper David Bingham to LA Galaxy". San Jose Earthquakes. December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Portland Timbers sign goalkeepers Aljaz Ivacic and David Bingham". Major League Soccer. January 13, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "Charlotte FC sign goalkeeper David Bingham | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "David Bingham Breaks Into USMNT Pool with Clean Sheet Win Against Canada". Quakesepicenter.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ "David Bingham » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ "D. Bingham". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ "David Bingham » CONCACAF Champions League 2013/2014". World Football. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ "Player Bio: Kim Bingham – Arizona State University Official Athletic Site". TheSunDevils.com.
External links
[edit]- Cal profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2013)
- David Bingham at Major League Soccer
- David Matthew Bingham at Movie Town Down