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, United States
Position(s) Winger, wing-back
Team information
Current team
Stoke City
Number 2
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– Stoke City 49 (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, correct as of 13:42, 3 May 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 Championship club Stoke City. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2025.

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.