Lynden Gooch
Career snapshot
Position rank · 25/26
Among 173 Defender - Right-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 1995-12-24 · 5 players total
| Full name | Lynden Gooch |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Lynden Jack Gooch |
| Date of birth | 1995-12-24 (30 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz, California, United States |
| Citizenship | United States Ireland |
| Position | Defender - Right-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 173.00 m |
| Current club | Huddersfield Town |
| Joined | 2025-07-15 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
| Agent | Unique Sports Group |
Percentile rank vs 38 other Defender - Right-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huddersfield Town | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 329 |
| Stoke City | 2 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 854 |
| Sunderland AFC | 9 | 15/16 | 23/24 | 247 | 25 | 37 | 5,738 |
| Sunderland AFC U23 | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 261 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sunderland AFC U21 | 3 | 13/14 | 15/16 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 177 |
| Gateshead FC | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 595 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | EFL Cup | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | League One | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 329 |
| 24/25 | Championship | Stoke City | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Championship | Stoke City | 29 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 854 |
| 23/24 | Championship | Sunderland AFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Sunderland AFC | 30 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2,366 |
| 22/23 | Championship Play-Offs | Sunderland AFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Sunderland AFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Sunderland AFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Trophy | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | League One | Sunderland AFC | 38 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | League One Play-Offs | Sunderland AFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Trophy | Sunderland AFC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 425 |
| 20/21 | League One | Sunderland AFC | 38 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 597 |
| 20/21 | League One Play-Offs | Sunderland AFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | Sunderland AFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | EFL Trophy | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | League One | Sunderland AFC | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 230 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Trophy | Sunderland AFC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 121 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 |
| 18/19 | League One | Sunderland AFC | 39 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 549 |
| 18/19 | League One Play-Offs | Sunderland AFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Championship | Sunderland AFC | 24 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1,101 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Sunderland AFC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 193 |
| 17/18 | EFL Trophy | Sunderland AFC U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Premier League 2 | Sunderland AFC U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Sunderland AFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Premier League | Sunderland AFC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Premier League 2 | Sunderland AFC U23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 261 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League One | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Premier League | Sunderland AFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | U21 PL | Sunderland AFC U21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 177 |
| 14/15 | Conference | Gateshead FC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 595 |
| 14/15 | U21 PL | Sunderland AFC U21 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | U21 PL | Sunderland AFC U21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | SCB Academy | Sunderland U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Sunderland U18 | Sunderland U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-27 | Sunderland U21 | Gateshead | Loan | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-05-31 | Gateshead | Sunderland U21 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-21 | Sunderland U21 | Doncaster | Loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-03-21 | Doncaster | Sunderland U21 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Sunderland U23 | Sunderland | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-09-01 | Sunderland | Stoke City | Transfer | 1200000 | €1.20m |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-15 | Stoke City | Huddersfield | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Ankle injury | 2016-03-21 | 2016-06-01 | 73 | 8 |
| 16/17 | Ankle injury | 2016-11-28 | 2017-01-29 | 63 | 12 |
| 20/21 | Foot injury | 2020-11-25 | 2020-12-12 | 18 | 5 |
| 21/22 | Calf injury | 2022-02-17 | 2022-02-20 | 4 | 1 |
| 22/23 | Foot injury | 2022-10-16 | 2022-12-01 | 47 | 6 |
| 22/23 | unknown injury | 2022-10-16 | 2022-12-02 | 48 | 6 |
| 22/23 | unknown injury | 2022-12-28 | 2023-01-06 | 10 | 2 |
| 22/23 | Hip injury | 2023-01-20 | 2023-03-10 | 50 | 10 |
| 22/23 | Hip injury | 2023-01-22 | 2023-03-11 | 49 | 10 |
| 23/24 | Hamstring injury | 2024-03-17 | 2024-04-28 | 43 | 7 |
| 24/25 | Inner ligament injury | 2024-09-15 | 2024-11-27 | 74 | 14 |
| 24/25 | Hip injury | 2025-02-02 | 2025-03-20 | 47 | 9 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Embleton | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Willis | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wouter Burger | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Matthews | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Winchester | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Burge | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Clarke | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Cirkin | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Patterson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Pritchard | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke O'Nien | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ross Stewart | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Denver Hume | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Neil | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bailey Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon McLaughlin | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| George Honeyman | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Flanagan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Wyke | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Max Power | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | League One | Sunderland AFC | 10 | 30 |
| 18/19 | League One | Sunderland AFC | 5 | 39 |
| 15/16 | U21 PL | Sunderland AFC U21 | 5 | 10 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | League One | Sunderland AFC | 10 | 38 |
| 18/19 | League One | Sunderland AFC | 8 | 39 |
| 21/22 | League One | Sunderland AFC | 6 | 38 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2016-03-21 | Doncaster | Sunderland U21 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-21 | Sunderland U21 | Doncaster | Loan | — | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-05-31 | Gateshead | Sunderland U21 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-27 | Sunderland U21 | Gateshead | Loan | — | — |
Last 50 matches for Huddersfield Town The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-07 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | Blackpool FC | Available |
| 2026-01-31 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 2–3 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2026-01-27 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Luton Town | Available |
| 2026-01-24 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Bradford City | Available |
| 2026-01-17 | GB3 |
Burton Albion | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2026-01-10 | GB3 |
Stockport County | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2026-01-04 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | Exeter City | Available |
| 2026-01-01 | GB3 |
Lincoln City | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-12-29 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-12-26 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | Port Vale FC | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | GB3 |
Rotherham United | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-12-13 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Available |
| 2025-12-09 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-11-29 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Available |
| 2025-11-22 | GB3 |
Mansfield Town | 1–3 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-11-15 | GB3 |
Cardiff City | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | GB3 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 3–0 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-10-16 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Stockport County | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | GB3 |
Exeter City | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | Burton Albion | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | GB3 |
Bradford City | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-09-06 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 3–2 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Stevenage FC | Available |
| 2025-08-19 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | GB3 |
Blackpool FC | 3–2 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-08-09 | GB3 |
Reading FC | 0–2 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-08-02 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 3–0 | Leyton Orient | Available |
| 2025-05-03 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 1–4 | Leyton Orient | Available |
| 2025-04-26 | GB3 |
Exeter City | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-04-21 | GB3 |
Stockport County | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-04-18 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Cambridge United | Available |
| 2025-04-12 | GB3 |
Burton Albion | 3–0 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-04-08 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Available |
| 2025-04-05 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | Available |
| 2025-04-01 | GB3 |
Lincoln City | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-03-29 | GB3 |
Charlton Athletic | 4–0 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-03-15 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 5–1 | Crawley Town | INJURED Hip injury |
| 2025-03-08 | GB3 |
Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | INJURED Hip injury |
| 2025-03-04 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Wrexham AFC | INJURED Hip injury |
| 2025-03-01 | GB3 |
Stevenage FC | 1–2 | Huddersfield Town | INJURED Hip injury |
| 2025-02-25 | GB3 |
Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | INJURED Hip injury |
| 2025-02-22 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Peterborough United | INJURED Hip injury |
| 2025-02-18 | GB3 |
Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | INJURED Hip injury |
| 2025-02-15 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 1–2 | Huddersfield Town | INJURED Hip injury |
| 2025-02-08 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | Reading FC | INJURED Hip injury |
| 2025-02-01 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 3–2 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-01-28 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Birmingham City | Available |
Teams faced most often by Lynden Gooch's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 30% |
| Swansea City | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 41% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 10% |
| Hull City | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 48% |
| Burnley FC | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 19% |
| Chelsea FC | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 48 | -30 | 20% |
| Southampton FC | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 30% |
| Watford FC | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 45% |
| Arsenal FC | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 42 | -31 | 10% |
| Liverpool FC | 20 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 38 | -24 | 5% |
| Everton FC | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 26% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 47 | -33 | 11% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Senior debut season | |
| 14/15 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 8 | 329 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 24/25 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | 32 | 854 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 22/23 | 32 | 2,366 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 21/22 | 45 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 46 | 1,022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 19/20 | 33 | 230 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 |
| 18/19 | 47 | 826 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.76 |
| 17/18 | 29 | 1,294 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 16/17 | 21 | 261 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 |
| 15/16 | 21 | 177 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.53 |
| 14/15 | 21 | 595 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.61 |
Output by competition
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Frequently asked about Lynden Gooch
Who is Lynden Gooch?
Lynden Gooch is an United professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Huddersfield Town.
How old is Lynden Gooch?
Lynden Gooch is 30 years old. He was born on December 24, 1995 in Santa Cruz, California.
What position does Lynden Gooch play?
Lynden Gooch plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).
What club does Lynden Gooch play for?
Lynden Gooch currently plays for Huddersfield Town.
How many career goals has Lynden Gooch scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Lynden Gooch has scored 36 goals in 366 appearances.
What is Lynden Gooch's market value?
Lynden Gooch's most recent reported market value is €1.00m.