Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kyle Farren Hudlin [1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 June 2000 | ||
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 | 3 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:28, 27 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.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [f] | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Career total | 115 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 136 | 30 |