Ray Goodlett is a retired American

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defender who spent one season in

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...

with

D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Suppo ...

. 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

, but was an unused substitute. In 2000, Goodlett began the season with the Wildcats, but D.C. United signed him on July 12, 2000. He played four games that season. United waived Goodlett on May 4, 2001. On May 18, 2001, the

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL-1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

signed Goodlett. 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. He is now a pastor at Redemption Hill Church. His wife, Heather, is the executive director of the

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of Richmond.https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-goodlett-a67b983/ He is a cousin of

Gregory Simmonds Gregory Simmonds (born 16 December 1975) is a retired Jamaican soccer player who played professionally in the USL First Division. He is currently a men's soccer athletic trainer for Virginia Commonwealth University. Simmonds attended Howard Unive ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodlett, Ray Living people 1977 births American men's soccer players D.C. United players Hershey Wildcats players Howard Bison men's soccer players Major League Soccer players Richmond Kickers players A-League (1995–2004) players USL Second Division players People from Olney, Maryland Soccer players from Montgomery County, Maryland Men's association football defenders