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Kyle Hudlin

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Kyle Hudlin
Personal information
Full name Kyle Farren Hudlin[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-15) 15 June 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth  Birmingham, England
Height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)[2]
Position Striker
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)
2025–2026 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026

Kyle Farren Hudlin (born 15 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Career

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Hudlin was born in Birmingham.[3] He began his career with Midland Football League clubs Castle Vale Town, Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons and Solihull United,[4][5] before signing for Solihull Moors in October 2020.[2] During his time with the club, he scored 13 goals in 58 National League games[6] and 17 in 69 games in all competitions.[7] In July 2021 The Athletic reported that Manchester City, Middlesbrough and Cardiff City were interested in Hudlin.[8]

In July 2022, he signed for Huddersfield Town on a two-year contract, initially joining their B team.[2][6] Later that month he moved on loan to AFC Wimbledon.[9][7] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in an EFL Trophy tie against Crawley Town on 20 September 2022.[10] Hudlin was recalled by Huddersfield on 4 January 2023.[11]

Hudlin scored on his debut for Huddersfield in a 3–2 loss to Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup on 8 August 2023.[12]

On 31 January 2024, Hudlin joined League One club Burton Albion on loan for the remainder of the season.[13][14]

On 30 August 2024, Hudlin joined League Two club Newport County on loan until January 2025.[15][16] He made his debut for Newport on 3 September 2024 in the 2–1 EFL Trophy defeat to Cheltenham Town.[17] Hudlin scored his first goal for Newport on 2 October 2024 in the 3–1 League Two win against Salford City.[18] On 2 January 2025, the loan was extended for the remainder of the season.[19] On 23 June 2025, the club announced the player would be leaving by mutual consent.[20]

On 18 July 2025, he moved to Vietnam, signing for V.League 1 side Thep Xanh Nam Dinh.[21][22]

Hudlin trialled with Carlisle United in pre-season in July 2026.[23]

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).[24]

Career statistics

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As of match played 20 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Solihull Moors 2020–21[25] National League 35921—2[c]23912
2021–22[25] National League 23420—5[d]1305
Total 58134100736917
Huddersfield Town 2022–23[26] Championship 0000000000
2023–24[27] Championship 90001100101
2024–25[28] League One 0000000000
Total 90001100101
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2022–23[26] League Two 13000104[e]4184
Burton Albion (loan) 2023–24[27] League One 5000000050
Newport County (loan) 2024–25[28] League Two 27610002[e]0306
Thép Xanh Nam Định 2025–26[25] V.League 1 5000—5[f]3103
Career total 116195121171014031
  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. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  6. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in AFC Champions League Two, one appearance and two goals 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. 1 2 3 "TRANSFER: KYLE HUDLIN JOINS THE B TEAM!". www.htafc.com.
  3. ↑ Reis, Bruna (21 March 2025). "Man City interest, Crouch comparison - the non-league icon who is England's tallest footballer". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "FA Cup win marks latest milestone in rapid rise for flourishing footballer Kyle". www.ucb.ac.uk.
  5. ↑ Brack, Edmund (5 August 2022). "Kyle Hudlin's tall journey from non-league to AFC Wimbledon". Archived from the original on 5 August 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Huddersfield sign former Solihull striker Hudlin". BBC Sport.
  7. 1 2 "Wimbledon sign striker Hudlin on loan". BBC Sport.
  8. ↑ Ornstein, David (16 August 2021). "Ornstein: Henderson agrees Liverpool contract, Bellerin wants Arsenal exit, new Leicester deal for Barnes". The Athletic. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "LOAN: STRIKER KYLE HUDLIN JOINS AFC WIMBLEDON". www.htafc.com.
  10. ↑ "REPORT AFC WIMBLEDON 3–2 CRAWLEY TOWN". crawleytownfc.com. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Kyle returns to Huddersfield". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Huddersfield 2–3 Middlesbrough". BBC. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "BREWERS SIGN STRIKER KYLE HUDLIN ON LOAN". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Huddersfield striker Hudlin joins Burton on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  15. ↑ "Newport make giant Hudlin loan signing". www.newport-county.co.uk. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  16. ↑ "Kyle Hudlin: Huddersfield Town striker joins Newport County on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
  17. ↑ "Newport County vs Cheltenham Town: EFL Trophy". BBC Sport.
  18. ↑ "Newport County v Salford City: League Two". BBC Sport.
  19. ↑ "Newport County extend loan of Kyle Hudlin". www.newport-county.co.uk. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  20. ↑ "Kyle Hudlin a free agent after Huddersfield exit". BBC Sport. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  21. ↑ "Nam Định chiêu mộ người 'khổng lồ' quốc tịch Anh cao hơn 2 m và tuyển thủ Nam Phi". Thanh Niên. 18 July 2025.
  22. ↑ "Newport County: Kyle Hudlin joins Nam Dinh after Exiles loan". BBC Sport. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
  23. ↑ Colman, Jon (21 July 2026). "Carlisle United run rule over striker Kyle Hudlin". News and Star. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
  24. ↑ Itolondo, Sospeter (11 June 2022). "Who is the tallest soccer player in the world right now?". SportsBrief - Sport news. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  25. 1 2 3 Kyle Hudlin at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Kyle Hudlin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Kyle Hudlin in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Kyle Hudlin in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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