Lynden Gooch

Lynden Jack Gooch (born December 24, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Sunderland in EFL League One :D.

Lynden Gooch
Gooch with Sunderland in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lynden Jack Gooch[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-24) December 24, 1995
Place of birth Santa Cruz, California, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 11
Youth career
2008–2012 Santa Cruz County Breakers
2012–2015 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Sunderland 118 (18)
2015 → Gateshead (loan) 7 (1)
2016 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 10 (0)
National team‡
2013 Republic of Ireland U18 1 (0)
2015 United States U20 4 (0)
2016–2018 United States 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:06, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 28, 2018

Club career

Gooch was born in Santa Cruz, California on December 24, 1995, son of an English father (born in Colchester) and an Irish mother (born in Dublin).[2] His father is a professional soccer coach. At an early age, he joined the U.S. Soccer Development Academy club Santa Cruz County Breakers Academy.[3] Gooch's talent attracted the attention of several European outfits, earning him a trial and eventual spot with Sunderland's youth academy. From the age of 10 Gooch traveled to Sunderland regularly during school holidays to train before moving to England and joining full-time at the age of 16, signing a two-year scholarship.[4][5] Since joining the Sunderland U-16 side, Gooch worked his way through the U-18 and U-21 sides. Because of this, he signed a contract with the club, keeping him until 2017.[5]

On February 27, 2015, Gooch went on loan to Conference side Gateshead, on a 28-day youth loan.[6] Gooch made his professional debut soon after, playing the whole game, in a 1–0 home loss against Bristol Rovers.[7] Gooch made seven appearances and scored one goal,[8] putting the Wearsiders ahead in a 3–1 home win against Wrexham and causing an own goal by opponent Steve Tomassen.[9]

Gooch made his professional debut for Sunderland on August 26, 2015 in a League Cup second round match against Exeter City as a substitute for Adam Matthews in the 58th minute of a 6–3 win at the Stadium of Light.[10] On January 21, 2016, Gooch was loaned for a month to Doncaster Rovers of League One.[11] He made his debut for them two days later, playing the full 90 minutes of a goalless draw at Fleetwood Town[12] and his performance was praised by the Sheffield Star.[13] After a handful of appearances for the club, on February 24 his loan was extended till then end of the season.[14] He returned to Sunderland on March 19, due to ankle injury that he sustained against Fleetwood Town, but continued to play through the pain for eight matches.[15][16]

On April 21, 2016 Gooch signed a three-year contract with Sunderland, keeping him until 2019.[17] On August 13, he made his Premier League debut, starting away against Manchester City in Sunderland's first match of the season, a 2–1 defeat.[18] After making his debut, the Sunderland Echo commented on his performance, describing him as "Energy, fearlessness and endeavour".[19] Gooch continued to appear in the first team despite being on the substitutes' bench on numerous occasions,[20] before suffering an ankle injury in November that kept him out between two and three months.[21] Though he was fit again by February 2017, he was frozen out of the team by manager David Moyes who preferred Adnan Januzaj and Fabio Borini in midfield, as the season ended with relegation.[22]

Gooch scored his first goal for the Black Cats on August 22, 2017 in a League Cup second round match away to Carlisle United, the winning goal in a 2–1 victory at Brunton Park. He said that he had dreamt of the moment since the age of 10.[23] A month later he recorded a first league goal, a penalty that he won himself to equalise in a 2–1 home loss to Cardiff City.[24]

Sunderland suffered a second consecutive relegation to the 2018–19 EFL League One. On August 4, in their first game of the season, Gooch headed an added-time winner in a 2–1 home victory over Charlton Athletic – the Black Cats' first opening win for eleven years.[25] In what would have been the last season of his contract, he signed a three-year extension on December 31.[26]

International career

Gooch is eligible to play for England (due to his English father), the Republic of Ireland (due to Irish mother), or the United States (due to birthright citizenship).[27]

After appearing once for the Republic of Ireland U18 side, Gooch switched allegiance to United States after being called up for United States U20,[28] Gooch made his United States U20 debut on November 15, 2014, in a 1–0 win over Republic of Ireland U21.[29] Gooch represented the United States under-20 team at the 2015 CONCACAF Championship in Jamaica, playing four games as they achieved qualification for the year's World Cup in that category.[30]

On October 2, 2016, Gooch was called up to the senior team for a pair of friendlies against Cuba and New Zealand.[31] Nine days later, he made his debut against New Zealand, replacing Kellyn Acosta for the final 31 minutes of a 1–1 draw at the RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C..[32]

Personal life

Gooch's brother, Anthony, played college soccer for the San Diego State Aztecs men's soccer program and currently works for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer.[33][34] Gooch has another brother, Darshan, who is a professional surfer.[27]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played March 7, 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2014–15[35] Premier League 0000000000
2015–16[36] Premier League 0000100010
2016–17[37] Premier League 110003000140
2017–18[38] Championship 241003100272
2018–19[39] League One 39521105[lower-alpha 1]1477
2019–20[40] League One 291000201[lower-alpha 2]03210
2020–21 League One 4100101061
Total 10617211016112520
Gateshead (loan) 2014–15[35] Conference Premier 7100000071
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2015–16[36] League One 100000000100
Sunderland U21 2017–18[38] ———1[lower-alpha 2]010
Career total 12017211017113920
  1. Three appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, two appearances in EFL League One play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International
As of May 28, 2018[41]
United States
YearAppsGoals
201620
201710
201810
Total40

Honours

Sunderland

References
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