| Kaylen Hinds | |
| Fullname: | Kaylen Miles Hinds[1] |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Brent, England |
| Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Hemel Hempstead Town |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Arsenal |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Arsenal |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Stevenage (loan) |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Greuther Fürth II (loan) |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs5: | Watford |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021 |
| Clubs6: | Aldershot Town |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Welling United |
| Caps7: | 4 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022 |
| Clubs8: | Hayes & Yeading United |
| Caps8: | 1 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs9: | Haringey Borough |
| Caps9: | 15 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2023– |
| Clubs10: | Hemel Hempstead Town |
| Caps10: | 1 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam3: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam4: | England U20 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12:34, 11 January 2023 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 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.
He was born in Brent and grew up in Islington.[2] [3] He is of Jamaican descent.[4]
Hinds joined Premier League side Arsenal from the youth system of Leyton Orient as an under-14 in 2012.[5] He signed a professional contract of undisclosed length in February 2015 and another prior to joining Stevenage on loan in January 2017.[3] [6]
On 8 July 2017, Hinds joined Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg on a three-year deal.[7]
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.[8]
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."[9]
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.[5] 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.[10] He was released by Watford in June 2020.[11]
On 2 April 2021 he signed for National League side Aldershot Town,[12] making his debut off of the bench that day in a 2–1 defeat to Stockport County.[13] 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.[14]
In January 2023, he returned to the National League South with Hemel Hempstead Town following a spell with Haringey Borough.[15]
Hinds has represented England at youth international levels, including under-17,[3] where he was part of the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup squad.[6] He has also played at under-18 level.[6] [16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Arsenal | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stevenage (loan) | 2016–17 | League Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Greuther Fürth II (loan) | 2017–18 | Regionalliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Watford | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Aldershot Town | 2020–21 | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||