Kyle Hudlin
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
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|fullname = Kyle Farren Hudlin{{Cite web |title=SQUAD LIST 2022/23 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS|url=https://www.efl.com/contentassets/507aa6a7a8754b37a8b949396ec5d00e/squad-list-publication-report-2022-23---07.09.2022.pdf |access-date=14 September 2022|publisher=English Football League}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|6|15|df=y}}
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|height = {{height|ft=6|in=9}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2022/july/transfer-kyle-hudlin-joins-the-b-team/|title=TRANSFER: KYLE HUDLIN JOINS THE B TEAM!|website=www.htafc.com}}
|position = Striker
|currentclub = Huddersfield Town
|clubnumber = 27
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|clubs1 = Castle Vale Town
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|years2 = {{0|0000}}–2020
|clubs2 = Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons
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|years3 = 2020
|clubs3 = Solihull United
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|years4 = 2020–2022
|clubs4 = Solihull Moors
|caps4 = 58
|goals4 = 13
|years5 = 2022–
|clubs5 = Huddersfield Town
|caps5 = 9
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2022–2023
|clubs6 = → AFC Wimbledon (loan)
|caps6 = 13
|goals6 = 0
|years7 = 2024
|clubs7 = → Burton Albion (loan)
|caps7 = 5
|goals7 = 0
|years8 = 2024–2025
|clubs8 = → Newport County (loan)
|caps8 = 27
|goals8 = 6
|club-update = 16:28, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
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Kyle Farren Hudlin (born 15 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for {{English football updater|HuddersT}} club Huddersfield Town.
Career
Hudlin began his career with Midland Football League clubs Castle Vale Town, Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons and Solihull United,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ucb.ac.uk/about-us/news/fa-cup-win-marks-latest-milestone-in-rapid-rise-for-flourishing-footballer-kyle/|title=FA Cup win marks latest milestone in rapid rise for flourishing footballer Kyle|website=www.ucb.ac.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/hudlins-tall-story/|title=Kyle Hudlin's tall journey from non-league to AFC Wimbledon|first=Edmund|last=Brack|date=5 August 2022}} before signing for Solihull Moors in October 2020. During his time with the club, he scored 13 goals in 58 National League games{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62152280|title=Huddersfield sign former Solihull striker Hudlin|work=BBC Sport }} and 17 in 69 games in all competitions.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62178333|title=Wimbledon sign striker Hudlin on loan|work=BBC Sport }}
In July 2022, he signed for Huddersfield Town on a two-year contract, initially joining their B team. Later that month he moved on loan to AFC Wimbledon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2022/july/loan-striker-kyle-hudlin-joins-afc-wimbledon/|title=LOAN: STRIKER KYLE HUDLIN JOINS AFC WIMBLEDON|website=www.htafc.com}} He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in an EFL Trophy tie against Crawley Town on 20 September 2022.{{cite news|url=https://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/2022/september/report--afc-wimbledon-3-2-crawley-town/|title=REPORT AFC WIMBLEDON 3–2 CRAWLEY TOWN|publisher=crawleytownfc.com|date=20 September 2022 |access-date=5 October 2022}} Hudlin was recalled by Huddersfield on 4 January 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2023/january/kyle-returns-to-huddersfield/|title=Kyle returns to Huddersfield|website=www.afcwimbledon.co.uk|date=4 January 2023|accessdate=4 January 2023}}
Hudlin scored on his debut for Huddersfield in a 3–2 loss to Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup on 8 August 2023.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66368377|title=Huddersfield 2–3 Middlesbrough|publisher=BBC |date=8 August 2023 |access-date=10 August 2023}}
On 31 January 2024, Hudlin joined League One club Burton Albion on loan for the remainder of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/2024/january/3101-signing/|title=BREWERS SIGN STRIKER KYLE HUDLIN ON LOAN|website=www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk|date=31 January 2024|accessdate=31 January 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68161152|title=Huddersfield striker Hudlin joins Burton on loan|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}
On 30 August 2024, Hudlin joined League Two club Newport County on loan until January 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/newport-make-giant-hudlin-loan-signing|title=Newport make giant Hudlin loan signing|website=www.newport-county.co.uk|date=30 August 2024|accessdate=30 August 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c80ej9n4ze9o|title=Kyle Hudlin: Huddersfield Town striker joins Newport County on loan|date=30 August 2024|website=BBC Sport}} He made his debut for Newport on 3 September 2024 in the 2–1 EFL Trophy defeat to Cheltenham Town.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cm2n9nyyvjrt|title=Newport County vs Cheltenham Town: EFL Trophy|website=BBC Sport}} Hudlin scored his first goal for Newport on 2 October 2024 in the 3–1 League Two win against Salford City.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c3e9nn7p57nt Hudlin first Newport goal] On 2 January 2025, the loan was extended for the remainder of the season. {{cite web|url=https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/newport-county-extend-loan-kyle-hudlin|title=Newport County extend loan of Kyle Hudlin|website=www.newport-county.co.uk|date=2 January 2025|accessdate=2 January 2025}}
Personal life
Hudlin is recognised as being one of the tallest footballers in the world with a height of {{convert|6|ft|9|in}}.{{Cite web |last=Itolondo |first=Sospeter |date=11 June 2022 |title=Who is the tallest soccer player in the world right now? |url=https://sportsbrief.com/facts/17962-who-tallest-soccer-player-world/ |access-date=3 August 2022 |website=SportsBrief - Sport news. |language=en}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 3 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Solihull Moors
|2020–21{{soccerway|kyle-hudlin/679224|accessdate=4 January 2023}} |35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}} | 2 | 39 | 12 | ||
| 2021–22
|National League |23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|Three appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in National League play-offs}} | 1 | 30 | 5 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!58 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 17 | |
| rowspan=4|Huddersfield Town
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24{{soccerbase season|135218|2023|accessdate=26 January 2023}}
|Championship |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|135218|2024|accessdate=12 October 2024}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| AFC Wimbledon (loan)
|2022–23{{soccerbase season|135218|2022|accessdate=4 January 2023}} |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 4 | 18 | 4 | |
| Burton Albion (loan)
|League One |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Newport County (loan)
|League Two |27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!112 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 132 | 28 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|kyle-hudlin/679224|Kyle Hudlin}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Solihull Moors F.C. players
Category:Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Category:AFC Wimbledon players
Category:Burton Albion F.C. players
Category:Newport County A.F.C. players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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