Clarence Goodson

Clarence Goodson

Personal information
Full name	Clarence E. Goodson IV
Date of birth	May 17, 1982 (1982-05-17) (age 29)
Place of birth	Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Brøndby
Number	7
Youth career
2000–2003	Maryland Terrapins
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003	Boulder Rapids Reserve	12	(1)
2004–2007	FC Dallas	74	(3)
2008–2010	Start	69	(10)
2011–	Brøndby	25	(3)
National team‡
2008–	United States	27	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 26, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 11, 2011

Clarence Goodson (born May 17, 1982 in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays defender for Brøndby in Denmark, with whom he signed a three-year deal in November 2010.^[1]

Career

Goodson attended Annandale High School his freshman and sophomore seasons before moving to Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School. He was the Annandale team MVP, setting a school record for goals and points by a sophomore in 1998. He then went on to win the coveted Virginia State High School Soccer title playing for W.T. Woodson High School in 2000. He played his club soccer with the Braddock Road Warhawks, winning the 1999 U-17 national championship. Goodson played three years of soccer at the University of Maryland, which he joined in 2000. After redshirting in 2001, Goodson helped anchor the defense of one of the best teams in college soccer. In his career at Maryland, Goodson played 66 games, registering 10 goals and 11 assists. In 2003, he spent the collegiate offseasn with the Boulder Rapids Reserve.^[2]

After his junior year, Goodson signed a Project-40 with Major League Soccer (MLS), entering the 2004 MLS SuperDraft as an underclassman, where he was drafted seventh overall by the then-Dallas Burn. In his first year with the Burn, Goodson played only 247 league minutes in five games; however, he saw extended action in Cup competitions and exhibitions. He became a starter in 2005, the year the team was renamed FC Dallas.

On November 21, 2007, he was selected by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft, but declared that he would not be signing a new contract with MLS in January 2008; instead, he signed a contract with the Norwegian team IK Start.

International

Goodson signing autographs with Landon Donovan during an open training session at the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Goodson made his international debut in a friendly against Sweden on January 19, 2008. He was a member of the U.S. squad at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and scored in the semifinal against Honduras on July 23, 2009. On May 26, 2010, Goodson was selected to be part of the 23 man roster for the American national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	July 23, 2009	Soldier Field, Chicago, USA	Honduras	1 – 0	2 – 0	2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2.	January 23, 2010	Home Depot Center, Los Angeles, USA	Honduras	1 – 3	1 – 3	Friendly
3.	June 11, 2011	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, USA	Panama	1 – 2	1 – 2	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Personal

Goodson got married on January 31, 2009, in Tacoma, Washington. He is also a devout Christian.

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
USA			League		Open Cup		League Cup		North America		Total
2004	FC Dallas	Major League Soccer	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
2005			29	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	31	2
2006			13	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	15	0
2007			27	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	29	3
Norway			League		Norwegian Football Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2008	Start	First Division	22	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	4
2009		Tippeligaen	21	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	3
2010			26	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	3
Denmark			League		Danish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2010–11	Brøndby	Superligaen	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
2011–12			15	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	19	1
Total	USA		74	3	3	1	5	1	0	0	82	5
	Norway		69	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	73	10
	Denmark		25	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	29	3
Total	Club		168	16	9	1	5	1	2	0	184	18

References

1. ^ "Brondby signs Clarence Goodson". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 4, 2010. http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/5763677/usa-clarence-goodson-signs-3-year-deal-brondby. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
2. ^ "2003 Boulder Rapids Reserve". uslsoccer.com. http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/teams/2003/roster/22300.html. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 

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Persondata
Name	Goodson, Clarence
Alternative names	Clarence E. Goodson IV
Short description	An American professional soccer player
Date of birth	May 17, 1982
Place of birth	Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Date of death
Place of death