L. Gooch

Squad depth

Huddersfield · 30 yrs

25.7

Profile

Full nameLynden Jack Gooch

PositionFull-back

NationalityUSA

Age30

Date of birth24 Dec 1995

BirthplaceSanta Cruz

Height173 cm

Shirt number#7

ClubHuddersfield

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Full-backalso played MID

Season stats

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Appearances

Goals

Assists

1872

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Huddersfield.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
League One	32	2	6	1872	6.75
League Cup	2	0	0	186	7.05
EFL Trophy	2	0	0	73	6.9

Career

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EFL Trophy

Following his move to Huddersfield, Gooch's current-season form is up 50% on last season (Season 12→18), while his Rating eased 40→26. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 29).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Huddersfield · 9th	32	2	6	6.75	26	18
2024/25	Stoke City · 18th	20	0	1	6.67	40	12
2023/24	Stoke City · 17th	31	2	0	6.73	48	28
2023/24	Sunderland	2	0	0	6.73	—	—
2022/23	Sunderland · 6th	32	1	3	6.71	59	25
2021/22	Sunderland · 5th	41	0	6	6.76	49	29

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

USA · international

Side	Apps	G
USA	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Full-back

L. Gooch is a 30-year-old full-back at Huddersfield, rated 25.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 368th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (45.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.89 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gooch.

Judged on this season alone, Gooch graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One, on 6 clean sheets and 2.885 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 58th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One. At 30 Gooch is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23

Current potential58th of 79 full-backs · League One Current season46th of 79 full-backs · League One46th-best full-back in the League One368th in the League One · potential58th-highest potential full-back in the League One

25.7

Ratingi

58th of 79 full-backs

17.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

45.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.89

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Huddersfield finished 9th of 24 · a mid-table side

2.89

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 6 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.38 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 45.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 25.7, Gooch carries the 58th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One of 79. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %45.2%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.096

Assists / 900.288

Goal contribution / 900.385

Defensive actions / 902.885

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Shot conversion %28.6

Shot accuracy %43.8

Pass accuracy %70

Dribble success %48.2

Cards / 900.337

Foul involvement / 902.452

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 30, Gooch sits on 3.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Gooch's projected Rating — 25.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target7

Shots16

Passing

Assists6

Pass accuracy70%

Possession

Successful dribbles27

Dribble success48.2%

Fouls won22

Defending

Tackles37

Interceptions16

Blocks7

Fouls committed29

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

Huddersfield2025/26 – now

Stoke City2023/24 – 2025/26

Sunderland(back from loan)2016/17 – 2023/24

Doncaster(on loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Sunderland(back from loan)2015/16 – 2015/16

Gateshead(on loan)2014/15 – 2015/16

Sunderlanduntil 2014/15

About L. Gooch

Lynden Jack Gooch is a 30-year-old full-back who plays for Huddersfield, born on December 24, 1995 in Santa Cruz, standing 173 cm tall. He is from USA. Huddersfield currently sit 9th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, L. Gooch has made 32 appearances with 2 goals and 6 assists across 1,872 minutes, averaging a 6.61 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 7 yellow cards. His season has spanned the League One, the League Cup and the EFL Trophy. Though primarily a full-back, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When L. Gooch plays, Huddersfield's record this season is 15W-10D-11L — and his match ratings average 6.85 at home against 6.7 on the road.

Recent matches

April 11, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs Wycombe (73 minutes, 7.6 rating)
April 6, 2026: 2-1 win away at Leyton Orient (25 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 3, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Reading (76 minutes, 7.2 rating)
March 21, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Plymouth (77 minutes, 5.9 rating)
March 17, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Lincoln (53 minutes, 6.7 rating)
February 17, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Doncaster (79 minutes, 6.7 rating)
February 7, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Blackpool (64 minutes, 6.2 rating)
January 31, 2026: 3-2 win away at Peterborough (27 minutes, 6.3 rating)
January 27, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Luton (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
January 24, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Bradford (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Gooch at 25.7 with a Season form score of 17.7, ranking 368th of 481 full-backs in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 1 career title — among them the EFL Trophy. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, L. Gooch has totalled 335 club appearances with 30 goals and 30 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 41 appearances for Sunderland.

L. Gooch's career has also included time at Stoke City, Sunderland, Doncaster and Gateshead.

On the international stage, L. Gooch has represented USA — 4 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Huddersfield finished 9th of 24 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points