DC United Signs Howard University Soccer Player

Major League Soccer's D.C. United has signed former Howard University soccer player Raymond Goodlett to the club's A-League affiliate Hershey Wildcats.

Goodlett started 66 games in his four years at Howard while accounting for 23 points. An outstanding defensive player, Goodlett was selected first-team All Mid Continent Conference during the 1996 season.

A native of Olney, MD, Goodlett was twice named to the M-CC All-Academic team and graduated suma cum laude from Howard in 1998 with a degree in chemistry. He is a Phi Beta Kappa.

Goodlett, 23, was originally signed by Hershey on April 12, 1999, he made 17 appearances with the Wildcats last season, and was a regular starter at the end of the season.

"It has always been a dream of mine to play in the MLS," says Goodlett. "And I am especially proud to be representing Howard University."

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