Manchester United graduate Mark Lynch: English footballer's career

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Mark Lynch is an English professional footballer who played as a defender between 2001 and 2012. During his career he played for such English and Scottish clubs as Manchester United, St Johnstone, Sunderland, Hull City, Yeovil Town, Rotherham United, Stockport County and Altrincham . The height of the football player is 180 centimeters.

Biography

Mark Lynch was born on September 2, 1981 in Manchester (England). He began his football career at Manchester United, where he played from 2001 to 2004. The young defender failed to make his debut in the main part of the Red Devils, due to high competition, because in those years such masters of the defensive line as Juan Sebastian Veron, Laurent Blanc, Rio Ferdinand, Gary Neville, Gabriel Heinze and others played for the club. To improve playing practice, Mark Lynch was sent on loan to Scottish club St. Johnstone in the 2001/02 season from the Premiership. In total, he played 20 matches here during the season.

Upon returning to"Manchester United" the player began to play in the understudies. In March 2003, he made his debut for the Mancunians in a match against Deportivo de La Coruña in the UEFA Champions League. In the same match, he scored his first goal for the team.

Sunderland career, Premier League debut

In the 2004/05 season, Mark Lynch signed with Sunderland, who also played in the English Premier League. At the start of the season, he began to regularly play at the base of the Black Cats, but later lost the competition to other defenders. He played 11 matches in the season, and at the end he left the club.

Move to Hull City and play for clubs from the lower divisions of England

In July 2005, Mark joined the Hull City team from the Football League Championship in England. He played only 16 games for the Tigers. In the first minute of his debut for Hull City against Queens Park Rangers, Mark Lynch was seriously injured and missed a significant part of the season.

Further career

In 2006, the athlete was acquired on a transfer basis as part of the Yeovil Town club and played 31 matches here until 2008. In the period from 2008 to 2010, he played for Rotherham United from the third division of England. He played 34 matches for the club and scored two goals.

Retirement

In July 2010, Mark Lynch moved to Styokport County, where he subsequently played for two seasons. And in January 2012 he moved to the Eltrincham club, where aftereight games played retired.