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) | 19 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, 18 January 2025 (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.
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]
Hudlin is recognised as being one of the tallest footballers in the world with a height of 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m). [18]
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 [19] | National League | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 [a] | 2 | 39 | 12 | |
2021–22 [19] | 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 [20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023–24 [21] | Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
2024–25 [22] | 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 [20] | League Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [c] | 4 | 18 | 4 |
Burton Albion (loan) | 2023–24 [21] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Newport County (loan) | 2024–25 [22] | League Two | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 22 | 4 |
Career total | 104 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 124 | 26 | ||
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