Kyle Hudlin
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kyle Farren Hudlin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 2000 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)[2] | ||
| Position | 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 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025 | |||
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]
Personal life
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]