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Jack Lynn (soccer)

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Jack Lynn
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
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 79 (31)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Saint Louis FC 0 (0)
2022– Orlando City B 44 (34)
2022– Orlando City 16 (2)
2022 → San Antonio FC (loan) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 28, 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.

Early years

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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

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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

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Saint Louis FC

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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

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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 hat-trick 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]

On March 23, 2024, Lynn scored his first goal for the Orlando City in a 2–0 victory over Austin FC.[11]

Personal life

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Lynn's father, John, played soccer at Saint Louis University from 1988 to 1991.[3][12]

Career statistics

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College

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School Season Division Apps Goals
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2018 Div. I 21 3
2019 19 10
2020–21 16 8
2021 23 10
Career total 79 31

Club

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As of July 26, 2024[13]
Club Season League National cup Playoffs Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Orlando City B 2022 MLS Next Pro 18 15 — — — — 18 15
2023 26 19 — 1 0 — — 27 19
2024 1 0 — — — — 0 0
Total 45 34 — 1 0 — — 46 34
Orlando City 2022 Major League Soccer 3 0 1 0 — — — 4 0
2023 3 0 — — — — 3 0
2024 10 2 — — 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 12 2
Total 16 2 1 0 — 2 0 1 0 20 2
San Antonio FC (loan) 2022 USL Championship 5 0 — — — — 5 0
Career total 62 36 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 67 36
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honors

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Orlando City

Individual

References

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  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. ^ a b c d e "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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Match report: Orlando City SC Defeats Austin FC 2-0 for First Win of the Season". Orlando City SC. March 23, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  12. ^ "John Lynn - Men's Soccer". Saint Louis University. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  13. ^ "Jack Lynn Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
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