1171 Kyle Joseph

Biography

Hard working striker Kyle Joseph joined the Tigers during the January 2025 transfer window and slotted straight into the first team for his debut in a famous 3-0 win at Sheffield United. His hard working style endeared him to manager Ruben Selles, who retained him for the rest of the season, though his failure to score any goals did irk some City supporters, perhaps to an unfair degree.

The 2025/26 season was Kyle’s breakout season in the Championship, Sergej Jakirovic’s attacking style of play suiting him well as he started either centrally or down the left. He contributed plenty of goals and assists as well as providing a general harrying presence for opposition defenders thanks to his tireless running and closing down. Kyle chased down a last minute breakaway Charlton Athletic attack in late April 2026, blocking a shot with goalkeeper Ivor Pandur stranded upfield – while the Tigers lost that match at The Valley, the sheer effort and energy of Joseph’s chase seemed to help galvanise the squad and contributed to the Tigers’ May 2026 revival that saw victory over Millwall and Middlesbrough and promotion to the Prenier League – Kyle suffered a nasty ankle injury in the first leg against Millwall that required immediate surgery.

Kyle Alexander Joseph was born in North London suburb Chipping Barnet, but grew up in Southport, Merseyside. As a teenager he joined the academy at local club Wigan Athletic and signed his first professional contract in February 2019. In October 2020 he made his senior debut in a League One match against Northampton Town and netted his first senior goal against Sunderland in December 2020. At the end of December 2020 he scored his first career hattrick against Burton Albion and by the end of the 2020/21 season he had scored five goals in 20 appearances.

In June 2021 Joseph joined Championship side Swansea City for a £500,000 fee. He made his Swans debut in an August 2021 EFL Trophy match against Reading but at the end of August 2021 he joined League One side Cheltenham Town on loan. He scored four goals in 22 appearances for Cheltenham before his loan was terminated early in January 2022 and he spent the remainder of the season as a Swansea first team squad member, taking his Swans tally to 12 appearances. In August 2022 Joseph joined Oxford United, another League One side, on a season long loan and ended the 2022/23 season with ten goals in 41 appearances.

In July 2023 Kyle left Swansea City and joined League One side Blackpool. He made his debut for the Tangerines in an August 2023 EFL Cup tie against Derby County but had to wait until November 2023 before he won a regular first team berth. At the start of the 2024/25 season, playing under former Tigers manager Steve Bruce, Joseph scored five goals in his first twelve League appearances and by January 2025 he had scored nine goals in 66 appearances for Blackpool, ahead of his move to Hull City.

Joseph qualified to play international football for Scotland through family lineage and played two games for Scotland’s Under-18 side during 2018. He made his first appearance for Scotland Under-19s in February 2019 against Azerbaijan before adding five further appearances by the end of the 2019/20 season. He was elevated to Scotland’s Under-21 squad at the end of the 2020/21 season, making his sole appearance in June 2021 against Northern Ireland.

Details

Nationality: Scotland
Date/Place of Birth: 10 September 2001, Chipping Barnet
Hull City First Game: 24 January 2025, Sheffield United A (Championship), 23 years, 136 days old
Hull City Final Game: [current player]

Clubs

Wigan Athletic (2019-2021), Swansea City (2021-2023), Cheltenham Town (2021-2022, loan), Oxford United (2022-2023, loan), Blackpool (2023-2025), Hull City (2025-current)

Hull City Record

Career: 65 apps, 8 goals