L. Gooch · career
Lynden Jack Gooch
Full Back · Huddersfield · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
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
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 197 appearances with 35 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Sunderland — Season rating 29, 0 goals and 6 assists in 41 games. Form has slipped 10 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 11 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±6 points) across 6 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Championship) and kept playing — 32 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Huddersfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 |
| 2025/26 | Huddersfield | 32 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | Stoke City | 20 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | Stoke City | 31 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Sunderland | 32 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | Sunderland | 41 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 29 |
| 2020/21 | Sunderland | 40 | 4 | 10 | 50 | 28 |
| 2019/20 | Sunderland | 30 | 10 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Sunderland | 41 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Sunderland | 24 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Sunderland U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Sunderland U23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Sunderland U23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Sunderland | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | DoncasterLoan | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | United States U20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | GatesheadLoan | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 2018/19 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF | 1 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017/18 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016/17 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
Honours
EFL TrophyEFL TrophyPremier League International Cup
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played10 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10 | Friendlies Clubs | A Birmingham | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A AFC Fylde | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 21 | Friendlies Clubs | A Sheffield Utd | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 21 | Friendlies Clubs | A Fleetwood Town | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 24 | Friendlies Clubs | H Oldham | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Middlesbrough | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | H Blackburn | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | A Preston | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League One | A Milton Keynes Dons | 1-1 | Not in squad | — |