Editing Clint Mathis (section)

==Youth and college==
Mathis was born in [[Conyers, Georgia]]<ref name="Georgia" /> and played club soccer at a young age for Rockdale Youth Soccer Association, and then for AFC Lightning, a Georgia powerhouse producing players such as former U.S. international [[Ricardo Clark]], in Fayetteville. He played school soccer for [[Heritage High School (Conyers, Georgia)|Heritage High School]] and won a state championship there.

At the [[College soccer in the United States|college]] level, Mathis played for the [[South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer|South Carolina Gamecocks]], alongside future US national teammate [[Josh Wolff]].<ref name="Hannover" /> Mathis ranks third all-time in total points (121), third in career coals (53) and is the single-season leader in points (53) and goals (25).<ref name="USC" /> Mathis was a consensus first-team All-American in 1995 and a third-team selection in 1997, while he was a three-time finalist for the prestigious Hermann Trophy.<ref name="USC" /> Mathis, one of two South Carolina athletes to ever be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, helped lead the Gamecocks to the NCAA Tournament in [[1994 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament|1994]], [[1995 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament|1995]], and [[1997 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament|1997]].<ref name="USC">{{cite web|url=https://gamecocksonline.com/news/2010/8/3/Former_Gamecock_Men_s_Soccer_Standout_Clint_Mathis_To_Retire_From_Soccer.aspx|title=Former Gamecock Men's Soccer Standout Clint Mathis To Retire From Soccer|publisher=South Carolina Gamecocks|date=3 August 2010|access-date=23 July 2019}}</ref>