5 ▁Asian ▁Cup ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Confeder ations ▁Cup ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁Hudson ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁young est ▁ever ▁manager ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁team ▁in ▁FIFA ▁Confeder ations ▁Cup ▁history . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁Hudson ▁started ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁youth ▁system ▁at ▁Premier ▁League ▁club ▁West ▁Ham ▁United , ▁before ▁being ▁loan ed ▁to ▁L ut on ▁Town . ▁After ▁being ▁released ▁by ▁West ▁Ham , ▁Hudson ▁signed ▁a ▁two - year ▁deal ▁with ▁Dutch ▁First ▁Division ▁team ▁N EC ▁N ij m egen ▁however ▁after ▁six ▁months ▁he ▁asked ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁and ▁returned ▁home ▁to ▁England . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁American ▁lower ▁division ▁club ▁Wil ming ton ▁Ham mer head s ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁ultimately ▁appearing ▁in ▁ 1 0 ▁league ▁games . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁ ▁United ▁Soccer ▁League ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Hudson ▁became ▁player - ass istant ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁US L ▁Second ▁Division ▁team ▁Wil ming ton ▁Ham mer head s , ▁having ▁spent ▁the ▁previous ▁two ▁years ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁a cademy ▁coach ▁at ▁AC ▁Di ab los ▁SC . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Hudson ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁Real ▁Maryland ▁Mon arch s ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁professional ▁manager ▁( head ▁coach ) ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁as ▁manager ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁club ,