Jack Lynn (soccer)

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Jack Lynn
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Lynn in 2024
Personal information
Full name John Charles Lynn [1]
Date of birth (2000-01-12) January 12, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Orlando City
Number 27
Youth career
2013–2017 St. Louis Scott Gallagher
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 79 (31)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Saint Louis FC 0 (0)
2022– Orlando City B 44 (34)
2022– Orlando City 9 (1)
2022 → San Antonio FC (loan) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 1, 2024

John Charles Lynn (born January 12, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Orlando City of Major League Soccer.

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Early years

Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, Lynn prepped at Chaminade College Preparatory where he was a member of the National Honor Society and winner of the Chaminade College Preparatory Academic Scholarship. He played club soccer for St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy from 2013, graduating to the Saint Louis FC academy team in 2017. [3]

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Lynn played four seasons of college soccer at the University of Notre Dame for the Fighting Irish between 2018 and 2021. As a freshman he appeared in all 21 matches including three starts, scoring three goals. [3] He most notably scored the overtime game-winner against Virginia Cavaliers to send Notre Dame to the 2018 NCAA College Cup quarterfinals. [4] Lynn led the Irish in goals in each of the next three seasons including a perfect six for six on penalties during his college career. [3] In 2021, Notre Dame won the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament for the first time in team history. [5] Individually, Lynn was a First Team All-ACC selection in the 2020 and 2021 seasons and 2021 United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American. [3]

Club career

Saint Louis FC

On July 7, 2018, Lynn was named to a senior matchday squad for the first time as an unused substitute for Saint Louis FC in a USL Championship match against Las Vegas Lights FC. [6]

Orlando City

On January 11, 2022, Lynn was selected in the first round (18th overall) of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City. [7] He made his professional debut with the team's reserve affiliate, Orlando City B, in MLS Next Pro on March 26, 2022, and scored both goals in a 2–0 win over Chicago Fire FC II. He made his MLS debut for Orlando City on April 24, 2022, as an 88th-minute substitute in a 3–0 defeat to New York Red Bulls. On May 21, he scored his first career hattrick as part of a 6–0 win over Inter Miami CF II. [8] In total, Lynn made 18 appearances for Orlando City B during the 2022 MLS Next Pro season, ranked third in the league for goals with 15 and was named to the MLS Next Pro Best XI. [9]

On September 16, 2022, Lynn joined USL Championship leaders San Antonio FC on loan for the remainder of the 2022 season. [10]

Personal life

Lynn's father, John, played soccer at Saint Louis University from 1988 to 1991. [3] [11]

Career statistics

College

SchoolSeasonDivisionAppsGoals
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2018 Div. I 213
20191910
2020–21168
20212310
Career total7931

Club

As of April 1, 2024 [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupPlayoffsContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando City B 2022 MLS Next Pro 1815————1815
2023 2619—10——2719
2024 00————00
Total44340010——4534
Orlando City 2022 MLS 3010———40
2023 30————30
2024 31——2 [lower-alpha 1] 0—51
Total9110002000122
San Antonio FC (loan) 2022 USL Championship 50————50
Career total58351010200062!35
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup

Honors

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Orlando City

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Orlando City SC (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 30, 2024. p. 19. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Jack Lynn". Orlando City SC. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jack Lynn - men's soccer". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. July 9, 2018. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Notre Dame Advances Past Virginia on Last Second OT Goal". Virginia Cavaliers. November 26, 2018. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Notre Dame Wins 2021 ACC Men's Soccer Championship, 2-0, Over Duke". theacc.com. November 14, 2021. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Las Vegas Lights FC vs Saint Louis FC 2018". www.uslchampionship.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Orlando City Selects Forward Jack Lynn in First Round of 2022 MLS SuperDraft". www.orlandocitysc.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  8. ↑ Schneider, Jacob (May 21, 2022). "Jack Lynn hat trick leads OCB to 6-0 win over Inter Miami CF II". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro.
  9. 1 2 "MLS NEXT Pro Award Winners Announced". MLS Next Pro.
  10. ↑ "San Antonio brings aboard Jack Lynn on loan from Orlando City SC". USL Championship. September 16, 2022.
  11. ↑ "John Lynn - Men's Soccer". Saint Louis University. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Jack Lynn Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
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