Jermie Dwayne Lynch (

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s: ''Jeremie'', ''Jemie', Mai Linh,'' born 24 March 1991) is a Jamaican professional

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who plays as a striker for the

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club Topenland Bình Định. In 2012 he made his only appearance for the Jamaica national team.

Early life

Lynch has Jamaican parents. He has been playing football since early childhood. He has always been an avid Chelsea fan and supporter. He is

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Club career

Lynch began his career with Harbour View. In July 2013, Lynch went on trial with El Salvadorian club

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, before signing a loan deal with the club a few days later. Lynch signed with

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expansion side

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in March 2015. He scored the club's first ever regular-season goal during a match against the

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on 2 April 2015. On 28 July 2016, Lynch was loaned to the

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of the

for the remainder of the season, and his contract, after struggling to earn playing time with the first team at

. In his first game at his new club he scored a goal in a 4–1 loss to the

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. Lynch was released by

on 9 November 2016.

International career

Lynch made his international debut for

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in 2012.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.''

Achievements

Club

Topenland Bình Định *

: : Third place:

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: : Runners-up:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Jermie Dwayne 1991 births Living people Jamaican men's footballers 21st-century Jamaican sportsmen Men's association football forwards Harbour View F.C. players C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers Saint Louis FC players Wilmington Hammerheads FC players USL Championship players V.League 1 players Than Quang Ninh FC players Haiphong FC players Jamaica men's international footballers Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam