The Cletus Era will officially end on Saturday when cult hero Clint Mathis calls time on a 13-year professional career that included 11 years in MLS. Love him or hate him, Mathis certainly had a flair for standing out.
Here’s a look at Cletus by the numbers:
MLS
- 61 career goals (tied for 19th all-time with Mark Chung)
- 52 career assists (tied with Oscar Pareja for 21st)
- 258 games played (27th)
- 9 ejections, a league record
New York Red Bulls/MetroStars
- 39 goals (third all-time in club history)
- 23 assists (fifth)
- 276 shots (second)
- 125 shots on goal (second)
- 10 game-winning goals (second)
US National Team
- 46 caps with the USMNT (tied with Bobby Convey for 43rd all-time)
- 12 goals (tied with Carlos Bocanegra, Eddie Johnson and Frank Klopas for 12th all-time)
- 9 assists (14th all-time)
