Kyle Farren Hudlin (born 15 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Newport County, on loan from EFL League One club Huddersfield Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kyle Farren Hudlin[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 June 2000 | ||
Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Newport County (on loan from Huddersfield Town) | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Castle Vale Town | |||
–2020 | Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons | ||
2020 | Solihull United | ||
2020–2022 | Solihull Moors | 58 | (13) |
2022– | Huddersfield Town | 9 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2024 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2024– | → Newport County (loan) | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:24, 7 September 2024 (UTC) |
Career
editHudlin began his career with Midland Football League clubs Castle Vale Town, Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons and Solihull United,[3][4] before signing for Solihull Moors in October 2020.[2] During his time with the club, he scored 13 goals in 58 National League games[5] and 17 in 69 games in all competitions.[6]
In July 2022, he signed for Huddersfield Town on a two-year contract, initially joining their B team.[2][5] Later that month he moved on loan to AFC Wimbledon.[7][6] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in an EFL Trophy tie against Crawley Town on 20 September 2022.[8] Hudlin was recalled by Huddersfield on 4 January 2023.[9]
He scored on his debut for Huddersfield in a 3–2 loss to Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup on 8 August 2023.[10]
On 31 January 2024, Hudlin joined League One club Burton Albion on loan for the remainder of the season.[11][12]
On 30 August 2024, Hudlin joined League Two club Newport County on a season-long loan.[13][14] He made his debut for Newport on 3 September 2024 in the 2-1 EFL Trophy defeat to Cheltenham Town.[15]
Personal life
editHe is recognised as being one of the tallest footballers in the world with a height of 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m).[16]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 23 March 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Solihull Moors | 2020–21[17] | National League | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 2 | 39 | 12 | |
2021–22[17] | National League | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 1 | 30 | 5 | ||
Total | 58 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 17 | ||
Huddersfield Town | 2022–23[18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023–24[19] | Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2022–23[18] | League Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 4 | 18 | 4 |
Burton Albion (loan) | 2023–24[19] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Career total | 85 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 102 | 22 |
References
edit- ^ "SQUAD LIST 2022/23 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "TRANSFER: KYLE HUDLIN JOINS THE B TEAM!". www.htafc.com.
- ^ "FA Cup win marks latest milestone in rapid rise for flourishing footballer Kyle". www.ucb.ac.uk.
- ^ Brack, Edmund (5 August 2022). "Kyle Hudlin's tall journey from non-league to AFC Wimbledon".
- ^ a b "Huddersfield sign former Solihull striker Hudlin". BBC Sport.
- ^ a b "Wimbledon sign striker Hudlin on loan". BBC Sport.
- ^ "LOAN: STRIKER KYLE HUDLIN JOINS AFC WIMBLEDON". www.htafc.com.
- ^ "REPORT AFC WIMBLEDON 3-2 CRAWLEY TOWN". crawleytownfc.com. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Kyle returns to Huddersfield". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Huddersfield 2-3 Middlesbrough". BBC. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "BREWERS SIGN STRIKER KYLE HUDLIN ON LOAN". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Huddersfield striker Hudlin joins Burton on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Newport make giant Hudlin loan signing". www.newport-county.co.uk. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Kyle Hudlin: Huddersfield Town striker joins Newport County on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Newport County vs Cheltenham Town: EFL Trophy". BBC Sport.
- ^ Itolondo, Sospeter (11 June 2022). "Who is the tallest soccer player in the world right now?". SportsBrief - Sport news. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ a b Kyle Hudlin at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Kyle Hudlin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Kyle Hudlin in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
External links
edit- Kyle Hudlin at Soccerway