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name: Ricardo Clark
position: M height: 5-10 weight:160 Birthdate: February 10, 1983 Hometown: Jonesboro, GA last club: MetroStars (MLS) |
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| Regular Season Stats | full bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights |
| year | club | gp | gs | min | g | a | sht | sog | fc | fs | c | ej |
| 2009 | Houston | 22 | 22 | 1,972 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 181 | 171 | 15,391 | 14 | 12 | 211 | 72 | 283 | 270 | 34 | 3 | |
| Most Recent Video Highlights |
| date | clubs | video description |
| 05/17/08 | Dynamo @ Fire |
 Ricardo Clark gets an unassisted goal
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| 09/16/07 | Dynamo @ Galaxy |
Ricardo Clark Goal
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| 06/03/07 | FC Dallas @ Dynamo |
Ricardo Clark Goal
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Corporate Teammate: Antares
Outlook
An original Dynamo player and key player in central midfield. Tenacious tackler and talented long-range shooter.
MLS Experience
2009: Central midfield linchpin had one goal and one assist in 22 games, missing time due to national team duty and injuries MLS All-Star Missed five league games from 6/5 to 6/28 while on national team duty Returned on 7/4 at KC Named to inactive roster for 2009 MLS All-Star Game Scored first goal of season in 3-2 win vs. CHI on 8/9, chipping a Brian Ching pass over the charging goalkeeper Ejected for retaliatory confrontation in 2-1 loss at CLB on 9/13 Playoffs: Played all 330 minutes of playoff action 08-09 Champions League: Played all 90 minutes in both legs of quarterfinal series vs. Atlante Start in second leg on 3/3 at Atlante made him fifth player in team history to make 100 starts in all competitions Open Cup: Did not appear 09-10 Champions League: Played all 90 minutes in 5-1 win vs. Αrabe Unido on 9/22 and 1-0 loss to Pachuca on 9/30. 2008: Consistent defensive midfielder who was substituted only once in 25 MLS games Notched two goals and one assist in league play Missed first two MLS games due to suspension that carried over from 2007 Took long-range shot that deflected off of Dwayne De Rosario and went in for first goal of 2-1 win at CHI on 5/17 Wore captain's armband for first time vs. NE on 6/12 Scored MLS Goal of the Week nominee on 8/16 vs. RSL with a long-range strike Scored again on 10/4 at COL with a low shot from 25 yards Playoffs: Played every minutes of both legs of the playoff series vs. NY Was whistled for a handball that led to a penalty kick in second leg vs. NY on 11/9 Champions' Cup: Played every minute of the Dynamo's four Champions' Cup games SuperLiga: Played every minute of all five games Scored first goal since 9/16/07 with header at DC on 7/19 Scored in championship game shootout at NE on 8/5 Champions League: Started five of six games Was removed at halftime at Pumas on 9/30 to rest, ending string of 30 consecutive Dynamo starts without being substituted.2007: A regular starter when available, Clark started 19 games in 2007 despite missing almost a month while competing in the CONCACAF Gold Cup and CONMEBOL Copa America with the U.S. national team Named to MLS all-star squad that faced Celtic F.C. Finished season with two goals and three assists Missed final two regular season and all playoff games due to suspension Assisted on a Dwayne De Rosario goal at COL on 5/5 Made major offensive contributions in 2-1 win vs. FCD on 6/3, scoring the tying goal with a rising blast from just inside the penalty area and setting up Joseph Ngwenya for the game-winning score Missed six games due to Copa America Made first start in more than a month at CHI on 7/12 and helped set up a goal in a 4-0 Houston win Scored second goal of the season to clinch a 3-1 win at LA on 9/16 Ejected in the 89th minute on 9/30 for kicking FC Dallas' Carlos Ruiz Suspended for nine games, including playoff games, and fined $10,000 for the incident, the most severe suspension in league history Playoffs: Did not play due to suspension Champions' Cup: Played all 90 minutes of both legs of the quarterfinal series against Puntarenas and the semifinal series against Pachuca SuperLiga: Missed first two group games due to injury Entered as a substitute in final group game vs. DC on 8/1 Reserves: Made only appearance in season-ending 5-2 win vs. LA on 10/7.
2006: Started 31 of 32 games for the Dynamo Had two goals and three assists Scored unassisted goal on 5/6 vs. FCD and another goal on 6/10 in a 1-1 draw at NY Ejected with a red card on 8/26 against CHV in a 3-2 loss Playoffs: Earned yellow card on 10/29 vs. CHV Received second yellow card on 11/5 in a 3-1 victory vs. COL the yellow-card accumulation made him ineligible for the MLS Cup Open Cup: Started and played 85 minutes in 4-2 win vs. Carolina on 8/2 Played all 90 minutes in 3-1 quarterfinal loss at LA on 9/6.
2005: Started 28 of 30 games for the Earthquakes Formed potent combination with Dwayne De Rosario in central midfield Scored career-high three goals and registered career-high two assists Earned first call-up to U.S. national team Trained with Spanish Second Division Club Real Valladolid in December Started in Quakes debut and received yellow card on 4/2 vs. NE Scored first goal of season and recorded first assist of season on 7/2 at FCD, first assist since 6/23/04, goal named MLS Goal of the Week Registered assist in second straight game on 7/9 at CLB and received a yellow card Named Player Of The Month for July Named Earthquakes Player Of The Month for July Scored goal on 8/13 vs. COL Scored goal 9/10 vs. CHV, received yellow card Playoffs: Played 90 minutes 10/23 at LA, scored first career playoff goal in 68th minute, received yellow card Played 90 minutes 10/30 vs. LA, received yellow card Reserves: Appeared in one reserve league match, played 36 minutes on 4/24 vs. KC.
2004: Played in 26 games for the MetroStars, starting 19 while scoring one goal and registering one assist Made first start of season 4/25 vs. NE, played 67 minutes Played 90 minutes 5/5 vs. FCD for first time of season Started and played 90 minutes for nine straight games from 6/5 to 7/17 Registered assist 6/23 at LA Scored goal 10/17 at DC Playoffs: Played 90 minutes against DC 10/23 and 10/30.
2003: Drafted by the MetroStars in the first round (second overall) of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft Started in 28 games, scoring three goals and registering one assist Was a finalist for the MLS Rookie of the Year award Made MLS debut 4/12 vs. CLB, playing 90 minutes Set MetroStars rookie record by starting 27 straight games Scored first career MLS goal 6/28 vs. CHI Playoffs: Played 90 minutes against New England on 11/1 and 11/9 Open Cup: Helped the MetroStars win four games en route to the first final in club history MetroStars were defeated 1-0 by CHI in Open Cup final on 10/15.
International
United States international (27 caps, 2 goals) 2009: Established himself as full-time starter for U.S. national team with outstanding play in World Cup qualifying matches and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Began year by playing full 90 minutes for U.S. in 3-2 win vs. Sweden on 1/24 Entered as a substitute in 2-0 win vs. Mexico in World Cup qualifying on 2/11 Called into U.S. national team as injury replacement and wound up playing full 90 minutes in crucial 2-1 win vs. Honduras on 6/6 Named to Confederations Cup roster shortly after Started four of five games and helped United States reach first ever FIFA final Netted long-range goal in 1-0 qualifying win at T&T on 9/9, witnessed by his father, Lancelot, a Trinidad & Tobago native 2008: Played in six matches, including five starts Started vs. Sweden, Mexico, Guatemala and at Poland, England and played as a sub vs. Trinidad & Tobago 2007: Played in nine games, including six starts for the U.S. and scored his first international goal Played 90 minutes in friendlies against Denmark on 1/20 and Mexico on 2/7 One of seven players named to the roster for both the CONCACAF Gold Cup and the CONMEBOL Copa America Made four appearances in the Gold Cup, including his only start vs. Trinidad & Tobago on 6/ 9 Entered as a substitute in the final in Chicago against Mexico, where he helped the U.S. rally from a 1-0 deficit to win the continental title, 2-1 One of two players, along with Eddie Johnson, to start all three Copa America games for a young U.S. squad Scored first international goal on a low shot from the top of the penalty area in the 40th minute against Paraguay on 7/2, tying the game before the U.S. lost 3-1 2005: Made first appearance for full national team on October 12 in World Cup Qualifying match vs. Panama Entered as a substitute in 68th minute as U.S. won 2-0 Youth: Played five games for U-20 team at 2003 FIFA World Youth Championships, helping team to quarterfinals Member of U-23 national team in 2004.College
Played two years at Furman University in Greenville, SC Scored three goals and registered four assists in two seasons First Team NSCAA All-American, First Team College Soccer News All-American and All-Southern Conference First Team in 2002 Helped lead Furman to 19-3-1 record and Southern Conference regular season and tournament championships in 2002 Started 14 games in 2001 despite a foot injury.Amateur
As a senior at St. Pius X Catholic High School in 2001, selected as Georgia State Player of the Year 2001 Parade Magazine All-American Led St. Pius to 22-1 record and state title in 2001 2000 Georgia State Player of the Year MVP of Adidas ESP Camp in 2000 Won state title at St. Pius in 1999 Helped lead AFC Lightning to two state titles and a third place finish in 1999.Youth Club
AFC Lightning, Atlanta.
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