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Clint Mathis

Clint Mathis
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Personal information
Full name Clint Mathis
Date of birth (1976-11-25) November 25, 1976 (age 40)
Place of birth Conyers, Georgia, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Midfielder/Forward
Youth career
0000–1994 AFC Lightning
1994–1997 South Carolina Gamecocks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Los Angeles Galaxy 65 (15)
2000–2003 MetroStars 67 (33)
2004–2005 Hannover 96 17 (5)
2005 Real Salt Lake 27 (3)
2006 Colorado Rapids 25 (2)
2007 New York Red Bulls 26 (6)
2008 Ergotelis 8 (1)
2008–2009 Real Salt Lake 39 (2)
2010 Los Angeles Galaxy 9 (0)
Total 283 (67)
National team
1998–2005 United States 46 (12)
Teams managed
2014–2015 Chicago Fire (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 16, 2010.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 16, 2009

Clint Mathis (born November 25, 1976) is a retired American soccer player.

Mathis was born in Conyers, Georgia and played club soccer at a young age for Rockdale Youth Soccer Association, and then for AFC Lightning, a Georgia powerhouse producing players such as former U.S. international Ricardo Clark, in Fayetteville. He played school soccer for Heritage High School, a state champion, and played college soccer at the University of South Carolina.

Mathis was drafted sixth overall by Los Angeles Galaxy in the first round of the 1998 MLS College Draft. After two and a half years with Los Angeles, Mathis was awarded to the MetroStars in the dispersal draft after the Galaxy signed Mexican forward Luis Hernández.

Mathis immediately took his game to a new level, flashing an "I ♥ NY" shirt after scoring goals and breaking the MLS record by scoring five goals in a game against Dallas Burn on August 26, 2000. He finished second in the league in scoring with 16 goals and 14 assists and was named to the MLS Best XI. 2001 saw Mathis score seven goals in his first six games, including the league's eventual Goal of the Year on a half-field run against Dallas. In June, he tore his ACL, which ended his season. He never recovered his pre-injury form and scored only 13 goals in his remaining two seasons with the MetroStars.

After the 2002 MLS season, elite German club Bayern Munich attempted to acquire Mathis but was blocked by MLS. In 2004, Mathis left the MetroStars to sign on a free transfer with Hannover 96 of the German Bundesliga.


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