Lynden Gooch

Lynden Gooch
Gooch in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lynden Jack Gooch
Date of birth (1995-12-24) December 24, 1995
Place of birth Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Huddersfield Town
Number 7
Youth career
2008–2012 Santa Cruz County Breakers
2012–2015 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2023 Sunderland 212 (21)
2015Gateshead (loan) 7 (1)
2016Doncaster Rovers (loan) 10 (0)
2023–2025 Stoke City 49 (2)
2025– Huddersfield Town 17 (2)
International career
2013 Republic of Ireland U18 1 (0)
2015 United States U20 4 (0)
2016–2018 United States 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 December 2025 (UTC)

Lynden Jack Gooch (born December 24, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger or wing-back for EFL League One side Huddersfield Town.

He began his professional career at Sunderland, playing in the Premier League, Championship and League One. He totalled 246 games and 25 goals for the club, winning the EFL Trophy in 2021. In 2023, he joined Stoke City for an undisclosed fee. Between 2016 and 2018, he played four games for the United States national team.