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Kyle Hudlin

Kyle Hudlin
Personal information
Full name Kyle Farren Hudlin[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-15) 15 June 2000 (age 25)
Height 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh
Number 37
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Castle Vale Town
–2020 Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons
2020 Solihull United
2020–2022 Solihull Moors 58 (13)
2022–2025 Huddersfield Town 9 (0)
2022–2023 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 13 (0)
2024 → Burton Albion (loan) 5 (0)
2024–2025 → Newport County (loan) 27 (6)
2025– Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:28, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

Kyle Farren Hudlin (born 15 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for V.League 1 club Thep Xanh Nam Dinh.

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 loan until January 2025.[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] On 2 January 2025, the loan was extended for the remainder of the season.[17]

On 23 June 2025, the club announced the player would be leaving by mutual consent.[18] On 18 July 2025, he moved to Vietnam, signing for V.League 1 side Thep Xanh Nam Dinh.[19]

Personal life

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Hudlin is recognised as being one of the tallest footballers in the world with a height of 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m).[20]

Career statistics

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As of match played 23 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Solihull Moors 2020–21[21] National League 35 9 2 1 — 2[c] 2 39 12
2021–22[21] National League 23 4 2 0 — 5[d] 1 30 5
Total 58 13 4 1 0 0 7 3 69 17
Huddersfield Town 2022–23[22] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24[23] Championship 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 1
2024–25[24] 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[22] League Two 13 0 0 0 1 0 4[e] 4 18 4
Burton Albion (loan) 2023–24[23] League One 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Newport County (loan) 2024–25[24] League Two 27 6 1 0 0 0 2[e] 0 30 6
Thép Xanh Nam Định 2025–26[25] V.League 1 2 0 0 0 — 1[f] 2 3 2
Career total 114 19 5 1 2 1 14 9 135 30
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Vietnamese Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in National League play-offs
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  6. ^ Appearance in Vietnamese Super Cup

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. ^ "Newport County v Salford City: League Two". BBC Sport.
  17. ^ "Newport County extend loan of Kyle Hudlin". www.newport-county.co.uk. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  18. ^ "Kyle Hudlin a free agent after Huddersfield exit". BBC Sport. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Nam Định chiêu mộ người 'khổng lồ' quốc tịch Anh cao hơn 2 m và tuyển thủ Nam Phi". Thanh Niên. 18 July 2025.
  20. ^ Itolondo, Sospeter (11 June 2022). "Who is the tallest soccer player in the world right now?". SportsBrief - Sport news. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  21. ^ a b Kyle Hudlin at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Kyle Hudlin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Kyle Hudlin in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Kyle Hudlin in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Games played by Kyle Hudlin in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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