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David Bingham
	Bingham in 2015
Personal information
Full name	David Matthew Bingham
Date of birth	October 19, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Castro Valley, California, United States
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Charlotte FC
Number	22
College career
Years	Team
2008–2010	California Golden Bears
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009	NorCal Lamorinda United SC
2011–2017	San Jose Earthquakes
2014	→ San Antonio Scorpions (loan)
2014	→ Strømmen IF (loan)
2018–2020	LA Galaxy
2022–2023	Portland Timbers
2024–	Charlotte FC
International career‡
2016–2017	United States
	*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

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

College

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

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

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

As of matches played on October 21, 2023^[10]^[11]^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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