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Kyle Hudlin
Personal information
Full name Kyle Farren Hudlin[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-15) 15 June 2000 (age 24)
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
0000–2020 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) 10 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:38, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

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.

Career

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Hudlin 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]

Hudlin 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] Hudlin scored his first goal for Newport on 2 October 2024 in the 3–1 League Two win against Salford City.[16]

Personal life

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He is recognised as being one of the tallest footballers in the world with a height of 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m).[17]

Career statistics

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As of match played 9 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Solihull Moors 2020–21[18] National League 35 9 2 1 — 2[a] 2 39 12
2021–22[18] 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[19] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24[20] Championship 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 1
2024–25[21] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 1
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2022–23[19] League Two 13 0 0 0 1 0 4[c] 4 18 4
Burton Albion (loan) 2023–24[20] League One 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Newport County (loan) 2024–25[21] League Two 10 4 1 0 0 0 2[c] 0 13 4
Career total 95 17 5 1 2 1 13 7 115 26
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in National League play-offs
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "SQUAD LIST 2022/23 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "TRANSFER: KYLE HUDLIN JOINS THE B TEAM!". www.htafc.com.
  3. ^ "FA Cup win marks latest milestone in rapid rise for flourishing footballer Kyle". www.ucb.ac.uk.
  4. ^ Brack, Edmund (5 August 2022). "Kyle Hudlin's tall journey from non-league to AFC Wimbledon".
  5. ^ a b "Huddersfield sign former Solihull striker Hudlin". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ a b "Wimbledon sign striker Hudlin on loan". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ "LOAN: STRIKER KYLE HUDLIN JOINS AFC WIMBLEDON". www.htafc.com.
  8. ^ "REPORT AFC WIMBLEDON 3–2 CRAWLEY TOWN". crawleytownfc.com. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Kyle returns to Huddersfield". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Huddersfield 2–3 Middlesbrough". BBC. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  11. ^ "BREWERS SIGN STRIKER KYLE HUDLIN ON LOAN". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Huddersfield striker Hudlin joins Burton on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Newport make giant Hudlin loan signing". www.newport-county.co.uk. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Kyle Hudlin: Huddersfield Town striker joins Newport County on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Newport County vs Cheltenham Town: EFL Trophy". BBC Sport.
  16. ^ Hudlin first Newport goal
  17. ^ Itolondo, Sospeter (11 June 2022). "Who is the tallest soccer player in the world right now?". SportsBrief - Sport news. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  18. ^ a b Kyle Hudlin at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Kyle Hudlin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Kyle Hudlin in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Kyle Hudlin in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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