Ray Goodlett
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Raymond Goodlett | ||
Date of birth | November 20, 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Olney, Maryland, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1994-1997 | Howard Bison | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1999-2000 | Hershey Wildcats | 27 | (0) |
1999 | → D.C. United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2000-2001 | D.C. United | 4 | (0) |
2001-2003 | Richmond Kickers | 52 | (2) |
2006 | Richmond Kickers | 15 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Ray Goodlett is a retired American soccer defender who spent one season in Major League Soccer with D.C. United.
Goodlett graduated from Sherwood High School. He attended Howard University, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1994 to 1997. On April 12, 1999, Goodlett signed with the Hershey Wildcats of the USL A-League. On July 25, 1999, he went on loan to D.C. United of Major League Soccer, but was an unused substitute. In 2000, Goodlett began the season with the Wildcats, but D.C. United signed him on July 12, 2000.[1] He played four games that season. United waived Goodlett on May 4, 2001. On May 18, 2001, the Richmond Kickers signed Goodlett.[2] Following the 2003 season, Goodlett retired in order to attend Fuller Theological Seminary. He graduated in June 2004 and became the Director of Every Nation Campus Ministries at the University of Richmond. This led to his return to the Kickers, now playing in the USL Second Division, on March 21, 2006 for a single season.[3]