Kaylen Hinds

Kaylen Hinds

Hinds playing for Arsenal U18s in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Kaylen Miles Hinds[1]
Date of birth	(1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Brent, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Hemel Hempstead Town
Youth career
0000–2016	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Arsenal	0	(0)
2017	→ Stevenage (loan)	13	(0)
2017–2018	VfL Wolfsburg	1	(0)
2018	→ Greuther Fürth II (loan)	1	(0)
2019–2020	Watford	0	(0)
2021	Aldershot Town	7	(0)
2021–2022	Welling United	4	(0)
2022	Hayes & Yeading United	1	(0)
2022–2023	Haringey Borough	15	(3)
2023–	Hemel Hempstead Town	1	(0)
International career^‡
2013–2014	England U16	7	(5)
2014–2015	England U17	7	(5)
2015	England U18	1	(0)
2017	England U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:34, 11 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:19, 8 October 2017 (UTC)

Kaylen Miles Hinds (born 28 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hemel Hempstead Town.

Early and personal life

He was born in Brent and grew up in Islington.[3][4] He is of Jamaican descent.[5]

Club career

Hinds joined Premier League side Arsenal from the youth system of Leyton Orient as an under-14 in 2012.[6] He signed a professional contract of undisclosed length in February 2015 and another prior to joining Stevenage on loan in January 2017.[4][7]

On 8 July 2017, Hinds joined Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg on a three-year deal.[8]

On 31 January 2018, Hinds joined Regionalliga Bayern side SpVgg Greuther Fürth II, the second team of 2. Bundesliga side SpVgg Greuther Fürth, on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[9]

On 6 September 2018, Wolfsburg terminated Hinds's contract after an unauthorised week-long absence, with club managing director Jörg Schmadtke stating that "he has not fulfilled his contractual obligations despite repeated requests. We do not tolerate such behaviour."[10]

In August 2019, Hinds signed for Premier League side Watford on a one-year contract with the club holding the option of a one-year extension.[6] On 23 January 2020, he made his debut for Watford in a 2–1 FA Cup third round replay defeat away at Tranmere Rovers. Coming on as half-time substitute for Tom Dele-Bashiru, Hinds scored in the 68th minute to level the tie before Tranmere scored an extra-time winner.[11] He was released by Watford in June 2020.[12]

On 2 April 2021 he signed for National League side Aldershot Town,[13] making his debut off of the bench that day in a 2–1 defeat to Stockport County.[14] In August 2021, he signed for National League South side Welling United, before dropping down a division in January 2022 to sign for Southern League Premier Division South club Hayes & Yeading United.[15]

In January 2023, he returned to the National League South with Hemel Hempstead Town following a spell with Haringey Borough.[16]

International career

Hinds has represented England at youth international levels, including under-17,[4] where he was part of the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup squad.[7] He has also played at under-18 level.[7][17]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 April 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arsenal	2016–17[18]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stevenage (loan)	2016–17[18]	League Two	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
VfL Wolfsburg	2017–18[2]	Bundesliga	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
Greuther Fürth II (loan)	2017–18[2]	Regionalliga	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Watford	2019–20[19]	Premier League	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Aldershot Town	2020–21[20]	National League	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Career total			16	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	18	1

References

1. "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.^[permanent dead link‍]
2. Kaylen Hinds at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
3. "Profile". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
4. "KAYLEN HINDS SIGNS FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEAL AT ARSENAL". The Football Association. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
5. "Hinds, Kaylen Miles Hinds - Footballer | BDFutbol". www.bdfutbol.com.
6. "Under-23: Hinds Joins Hornets". Watford F.C. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
7. "Stevenage: Scunthorpe's Jack King and Arsenal striker Kaylen Hinds join". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
8. "Perspektiv-Verpflichtung" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
9. "Kleeblatt leiht Hinds aus" (in German). SpVgg Greuther Fürth. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
10. "Trennung von Kaylen Hinds" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
11. "Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Watford". BBC Sport. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
12. "Academy: New Contracts Offered". Watford F.C. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
13. "NEW SIGNING: Shots Sign Hinds! | Aldershot Town FC". 2 April 2021.
14. "Aldershot Town 1–2 Stockport County". BBC Sport. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
15. Whitney, Steve (25 January 2022). "Hayes & Yeading Sign Former Gunner". Southern Football League. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
16. "Brad Bags Another!". www.hemelfc.com. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
17. "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
18. "Games played by Kaylen Hinds in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
19. "Games played by Kaylen Hinds in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
20. "Games played by Kaylen Hinds in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.