name: Clarence Goodson
position: D
height: 6-4 weight:170
Birthdate: May 17, 1982
Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Regular Season Statsfull bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights
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Career74665,8983237179076200
Most Recent Video Highlights
date teams video description
08/11/07 Crew @ FC Dallas video Clarence Goodson Goal
08/11/07 Crew @ FC Dallas video Clarence Goodson Post-Game Interview
10/28/06 Rapids @ FC Dallas video Goodson Goal

Acquired

2004 MLS SuperDraft: 1st round (7th overall). Dallas acquired the pick earlier in the day from Kansas City along with midfielders Eric Quill and Carey Talley in exchange for defender Shavar Thomas, Dallas' No. 4 selection in the 2004 SuperDraft and a conditional second round selection in the 2005 SuperDraft.

Professional Experience

2006: Started 9 of the 13 games he played in and was on the 18-man day of game roster an additional 12 times during the year…had the bad fortunate of becoming the 4th player in MLS history to score multiple own goals in the same season (4/15 @ COL and 5/13 vs. HOU)…His second own goal was the 500th goal allowed in FC Dallas history…Started six Reserve Division games, collecting an assist while also being sent off on 7/15 @ CHI…Started the 4th Round Open Cup game but received a red card in the second half of the shootout win over the Charleston Battery on 8/2…Started and played the full 90 in both games of the Rio Grande Plate series versus Tigres.

2005: Led the team with 29 games played as he became a regular at center back…Almost a year to the date of his MLS debut, scored his first (and second) career goals in a 3-2 loss to the MetroStars at Giants Stadium on 7/27.

2004: Appeared in five matches, making two starts on 7/28 @ CLB and on 10/2 @ NE…Made MLS debut coming in a substitute in the 22nd minute of a 5-1 win over D.C. United on 7/24.

College

2003: Was an integral part of Maryland's defense as a center back…Earned All-ACC Second Team honors while helping the Terps to 12 shutouts…Named to ACC All-Tournament Team after scoring two goals and adding one assist in the Tournament.

2002: Started 24 of 25 matches and helped pace the Terps offense with three goals and four assists for 10 points…Notched three goals in the ACC Tournament.

2000: Started 11 of 19 matches and finished his freshman campaign as the team's second-leading scorer with 13 points.

Personal

Attended W.T. Woodson High School for two years after spending his first two years at Annandale HS… All-district and All-Met selection in 2000 at W.T. Woodson…The team's offensive MVP and captain in 1998 at Annandale, he set school records for goals and points by a sophomore…Played for Braddock Road Warhawks, which captured the Virginia State club title three consecutive years (1997, `98, `99) as well as the 1999 U-17 national championship…The Warhawks' top scorer in 1999…Has been teammates with current FC Dallas forward Abe Thompson at W.T. Woodson, with the Braddock Road Warhawks, at Maryland, and with the PDL-side Boulder Rapids Reserves…Full name is Clarence E. Goodson IV…The son of Jan and Clarence E. Goodson III, has an older sister, Jenna…His grandfather spent one year in the Philadelphia Phillies minor league system in 1942…First job was a grounds crew at a golf course…also played basketball until dedicating himself to full-time to soccer entering high school…switched to jersey # 11 prior to the start of the 2006 season, wearing the number he scored as a youth when he was a forward…listens to classical rock such as the Doors, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd…is still an avid fan of the TV show "Seinfeld"…watched the Discovery Channel regularly, with his favorite show being "Man versus Wild"…is currently taking online religious studies classes at Liberty University.