Aaron Kuhl

Aaron Kuhl (born 30 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Southern Football League side Hartley Wintney on loan from National League South side Slough Town as a midfielder. He was a member of the Reading F.C. academy and made his debut for the club before loan spells with Dundee United in Scotland during 2015, and with Boreham Wood in 2016.[3] He has represented England at under-19 and under-20 level.

Aaron Kuhl
Personal information
Full name Aaron John Kuhl[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-30) 30 January 1996[2]
Place of birth Paulton, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hartley Wintney
(on loan from Slough Town)
Youth career
2008–2013 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Reading 6 (0)
2015 → Dundee United (loan) 5 (0)
2016 → Boreham Wood (loan) 9 (0)
2019 Basingstoke Town 4 (0)
2019– Slough Town 1 (0)
2019– → Hartley Wintney (loan) 6 (1)
National team‡
2015 England U19 1 (0)
2015 England U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:42, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:38, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Early life

Kuhl was born in Paulton. His father is the former professional footballer Martin Kuhl, who is currently manager at Basingstoke Town.[4] He attended Yateley School.[5]

Club career

Kuhl joined Reading academy in 2008.[6] In December 2013, he signed his first professional contract.[7] After impressing for Under-21s in their run to winning 2013–14 Under-21 Premier League Cup, Kuhl gathered interested from the beaten finalist, Manchester City.[8][9]

On 19 August 2014, Kuhl made his professional debut as a half-time substitute in a Championship fixture against Huddersfield Town.[10]

During July 2015, Kuhl joined RCD Mallorca on trial with a view to a season-long loan deal with the Spanish Segunda División side.[11]

On 1 September 2015, Kuhl joined Scottish Premiership club Dundee United on loan until January 2016.[12] On 14 December 2015, Kuhl returned to Reading early from his loan deal with Dundee United.[13]

On 9 May 2016, Kuhl was one of 15 Reading youth-team players offered a new contract by the club,[14] with confirmation of his new deal being signed coming on 1 July 2016.[15]

On 19 August 2016, Kuhl signed for National League club Boreham Wood on loan until 28 January 2017,[16] but the deal ended early as Kuhl was recalled at the beginning of January.[17]

After Reading announced that Kuhl would be leaving the club upon the completion of his contract,[18] Kuhl joined Icelandic club Stjarnan on trial at the end of June,[19] before similar stints with Bracknell Town and Aldershot Town.[20][21] Whilst on trial with Aldershot Town, Kuhl injured his left knee, rupturing his Medial collateral ligament in a friendly against Wycombe Wanderers.[22][23]

In October 2019, Basingstoke Town announced the signing of Kuhl on a short-term contract following a successful trial after a long injury lay-off.[24]

On 15 November 2019, National League South side Slough Town announced the signing of Kuhl.[25] He joined Hartley Wintney on loan in December 2019.[26]

International career

On 17 March 2015, Kuhl was called up to the England under-19 squad for the first time,[27] making his debut in their 1–0 victory over Azerbaijan on 28 March.[28]

Kuhl received his first England under-20 call up in August 2015, for the team's friendly matches against the Czech Republic on 5 and 7 September 2015,[29] making his debut in their 5–0 victory on 5 September.[30]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 February 2020[31]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2014–15[32] Championship 600020--80
2015–16[33] 000000--00
2016–17[34] 000000--00
Total 600020----80
Dundee United (loan) 2015–16[33] Scottish Premiership 500020--70
Boreham Wood (loan) 2016–17[34] National League 9010--00100
Basingstoke Town 2019–20 SFL Division One South 4000--2060
Slough Town 2019–20[35] National League South 1000--0010
Hartley Wintney (loan) 2019–20 SFL Premier Division South 6100--1071
Career total 31110400030391

Honours

Club
Reading

References
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  4. "Gary Owers Appointed TUFC Head Coach". Torquay United Official Website. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  5. "Back to school for Kuhl". Reading F.C. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  6. "Reading FC academy profiles". Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  7. "Kuhl and Stacey sign professional contracts with Reading FC". Get Reading. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  8. Charles Watts (23 April 2014). "Reading FC starlet Aaron Kuhl brushes off Manchester City link". www.getreading.co.uk. Reading Post. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  9. "Transfer news: Reading starlet Aaron Kuhl rubbishes exit rumours". Sky Sports News. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  10. "Reading v Huddersfield". bbc.co.uk/. BBC. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  11. "Reading FC's Aaron Kuhl flies out with Mallorca loan deal on table". getreading.co.uk/. Reading Post. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  12. "Dundee United sign Aaron Kuhl on loan from Reading". Sky Sports. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  13. "KUHL AND TAGGART LEAVE TANNADICE". dufc.co/. Dundee United. 14 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  14. "Contract offers made to Academy talent". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  15. "15 youngsters sign new pro deals with Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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  19. "Stjarnan með miðjumann frá Reading á reynslu". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Fotbolti. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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  21. "TEAM NEWS: SHOTS V CHELSEA". theshots.co.uk. Aldershot Town F.C. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
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  24. "New Signing". Basingstoke Town FC Official Website. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  25. "REBELS WELCOME AARON KUHL TO SQUAD". sloughtownfc.net/. Slough Town F.C. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  26. Club Announcement: Midfielder Aaron Kuhl Joins The Row
  27. "England Under-19s squad named for Elite Round qualifiers". thefa.com/. The FA. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  28. "U19s grind out Azerbaijan win to close in on Euro finals". thefa.com/. The FA. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  29. "Aaron Kuhl named in England Under-20 squad". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  30. "England U20s kick-off with 5-0 win at St. George's Park". thefa.com/. The FA. 5 September 2015. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  31. "A.Kuhl". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  32. "Games played by Aaron Kuhl in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  33. "Games played by Aaron Kuhl in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  34. "Games played by Aaron Kuhl in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  35. "Games played by Aaron Kuhl in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
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