Kyle Trout (born 1 March 1991) is an English professional

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footballer who plays as a for the

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. He played for the

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in the

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, playing on loan from the

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Doncaster Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...

, Batley Bulldogs, Featherstone Rovers,

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and the

Hunslet Hawks Hunslet R.L.F.C. is a professional rugby league club in Hunslet, South Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, who play in Betfred League 1. The club was founded in 1973 as New Hunslet, they became Hunslet in 1979 and the club were the Hunslet Hawks ...

in the

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. He has also played for the

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and the

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in the Championship, and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Betfred Super League.

Background

Trout was born in

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, England. He is the older brother of the rugby league footballer; Owen Trout. He played as a youth for

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. In February 2021 he revealed he has

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and panic attacks.

Club career

On 5 August 2019, he signed a contract with Hull Kingston Rovers for the remainder of the season. Trout then went on to sign a further one-year contract with the

outfit, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2020 season.

Hull KR

Hull KR released Trout at the end of the 2020 season.

Limoux Grizzlies

On 7 January 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship.

Newcastle Thunder (loan)

On 10 June 2021, it was reported that he had signed for the Newcastle Thunder in the

on loan.

Featherstone Rovers (Re-join)

On 1 December 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Featherstone in the

Keighley Cougars

On 29 June 2022 it was reported that he had signed for

in the

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References

External links

Hull KR profileProfile at wakefieldwildcats.co.ukSL profile
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