Michael Lynch

Michael Lynch (born 28 November 1996) is an Irish goalkeeper who plays Gaelic football for Gaoth Dobhair (and formerly Naomh Colmcille) and for the Donegal county team.

Lynch is from St Johnston. He began the campaign as a substitute for the injured Ryan McErlean in the first minute of Naomh Colmcille's win in the quarter-final of that competition.

Lynch played his club football in midfield for Naomh Colmcille before transferring to Gaoth Dobhair in 2020. The then Gaoth Dobhair manager Mervyn O'Donnell said Lynch had been living nearby since the start of 2020, had attended training and was close to fellow Donegal player Odhrán McFadden-Ferry. He had won the 2017 Donegal Junior Football Championship and Ulster Junior Club Football Championship with his former club. He scored three points (including one '45) in the Ulster Club JFC final.

His transfer to Gaoth Dobhair led to a three-month suspension due to him playing for his new club before he was officially allowed to do so.

Lynch is a former underage goalkeeper for League of Ireland association football team Derry City.

Under the management of Declan Bonner, Lynch became an understudy to Shaun Patton and Paul Durcan in the senior inter-county panel.