Alvin Hudson (born 19 August 1976) is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the USL A-League,

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, and

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Playing career

Hudson began his career with Chicago Sockers in the

, where he won two PDL Championship, and a Division title. In 2001, he signed with Chicago Fire Reserves, and appeared in 18 matches and scored one goal. In 2002, he signed with the

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of the USL A-League, where he appeared in one match. In 2003, he signed with Minnesota Thunder where he featured in eleven matches and recorded one goal. In 2007, he signed with

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, but was traded mid season to the

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. On 22 January 2008, Atlanta announced the release of Hudson from his contract. In 2009, he went abroad to Australia to sign with

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of the

. Throughout the season he was appointed the team captain, and led his team to the Grand Final Championship final match against

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, and contributed by scoring a goal in a 2-1 victory for Brisbane. In 2010, Hudson returned to Canada to sign with Hamilton Croatia of the

. He recorded his first goal for the club on 5 June 2010 in a 2-0 victory over Montreal Impact Academy. Hamilton would finish third in the overall standings with the best offensive record within the league. He helped Hamilton reach the CSL Championship finals, and featured in the quarter, and semi-final matches. In the CSL Championship match the club faced

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, but lost the match to a score of 3-0.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hudson, Alvin 1976 births Living people Canadian soccer players Chicago Sockers players Chicago Fire U-23 players Milwaukee Rampage players Minnesota Thunder players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players Atlanta Silverbacks players Hamilton Croatia players USL League Two players A-League (1995–2004) players USL First Division players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Association football defenders