David Matthew Bingham (born October 19, 1989) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

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Youth

David Bingham was born October 19, 1989 in

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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.

Career

College

Bingham played his college career at the

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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

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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

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Professional

Bingham signed a

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contract with

soon after the

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. Due to signing post-SuperDraft, Bingham was allocated to an MLS team via a weighted lottery. He was awarded to

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, the team he supported as a boy, on January 26, 2011. He scored a goal on a 90-yard clearance from his own penalty box on July 13, 2011 against

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in an exhibition match at

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. After spending time on loan with the

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and

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, Bingham emerged as a starter for the Earthquakes during the 2015 season. Bingham was traded to the

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on December 18, 2017. On January 13, 2022, after a year without a club, Bingham signed a two-year deal with

International

Bingham made his debut with the

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on February 5, 2016 against

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, playing the full match and keeping a clean sheet in a 1-0 victory.

Career statistics

Personal

Bingham has one sister, Kimberly Bingham, who played goalkeeper at

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and later for the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bingham, David 1989 births Living people Norwegian First Division players American expatriate soccer players American soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers California Golden Bears men's soccer players Expatriate footballers in Norway LA Galaxy players Major League Soccer players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players People from Castro Valley, California People from Pleasanton, California Portland Timbers players San Antonio Scorpions players San Jose Earthquakes players Soccer players from California Sportspeople from Castro Valley, California Strømmen IF players United States men's international soccer players