Clarence Edgar Goodson IV (born May 17, 1982) is an American former soccer player who played as a defender.

He played his club soccer with the Braddock Road Warhawks, winning the 1999 U-17 national championship.

[citation needed] In his career at Maryland, Goodson played 66 games, registering 10 goals and 11 assists.

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.

[3] Goodson served as an elected board member for the Major League Soccer Players Association (Union) and was a critical leader to establish a new Collective Bargaining Agreement for MLS athletes.

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.

The "Mini-Pitch Initiative" is to create a safe space in the community to play, be coached, mentored, and learn the benefits nutrition and exercise, specifically serving U.S. Soccer Foundation Soccer youth teams for underprivileged youth.

The couple were featured on an episode of HGTV's House Hunters International,[5] searching for an apartment in Copenhagen after Goodson's transfer to Brøndby IF.