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.

[3] Gooch's talent attracted the attention of several European outfits, earning him a trial and eventual spot with Sunderland's youth academy.

[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.

[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.

[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.

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.

[29] One of 18 new signings by manager Alex Neil, he made his debut the next day in a 2–0 home loss to Preston North End, as a substitute for the final half-hour.

[38] 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.