Aden Flint - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameAden Flint

PositionCentre-back

NationalityEngland

Age37

Date of birth11 Jul 1989

BirthplaceBirmingham

Height197 cm

Shirt number#4

ClubWalsall

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Centre-back

Season stats

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44

Appearances

1

Goals

1

Assists

3853

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Walsall.

Career

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EFL Trophy×2League One×2League Two×2

Following his move to Rochdale, Flint's current-season form is down 37% on last season (Season 24→15), while his Rating eased 10→4. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Rochdale · 17th	2	0	0	6.25	4	15
2025/26	Walsall · 13th	44	1	1	6.91	10	24
2024/25	Mansfield Town · 17th	34	1	0	6.8	10	11
2023/24	Mansfield Town · 3rd	46	2	2	7.22	14	35
2022/23	Sheffield WednesdayLoan · 3rd	20	1	2	6.97	14	24
2022/23	Stoke City · 16th	9	0	2	6.98	16	11

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

A. Flint is a 37-year-old central defender at Walsall, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 44 appearances, a Season grade of 24. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.2. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (93.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.43 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Flint.

On the season, Flint graded 24 for current form (age-blind), on 10 clean sheets and 2.429 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 15). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 10. At 37 Flint is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downStepped up 2024/255 clubs

10.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

24.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

93.1%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.43

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Walsall finished 13th of 24 · a mid-table side

44

Apps

2.43

Def. / 90

43

Tackles

30

Interceptions

10

Clean sheets

2.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 44 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 93.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 10.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %93.1%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.023

Assists / 900.023

Goal contribution / 900.047

Defensive actions / 902.429

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.21

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 37, Flint sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Flint's projected Rating — 10.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles43

Interceptions30

Blocks31

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards0

Transfer history

€4.4M total transfer fees · 13 moves

RRochdaleSept 2026 – nowFree

WalsallJul 2025 – Sept 2026Free Transfer

Mansfield TownAug 2023 – Jul 2025Free

Stoke City(back from loan)Jun 2023 – Aug 2023

Sheffield Wednesday(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jun 2023

Stoke CityJul 2022 – Jan 2023Free

Cardiff(back from loan)Jan 2021 – Jul 2022

Sheffield Wednesday(on loan)Oct 2020 – Jan 2021

CardiffJul 2019 – Oct 20204M

MiddlesbroughJul 2018 – Jul 2019

Bristol CityJul 2013 – Jul 2018€ 350K

Swindon Town(back from loan)May 2011 – Jul 2013

AAlfreton Town(on loan)Mar 2011 – May 2011

Swindon Townuntil Mar 2011

Transfer history

About A. Flint

Aden Flint is a 37-year-old centre-back who plays for Walsall, born on July 11, 1989 in Birmingham, standing 197 cm tall. He is from England. Walsall currently sit 2nd of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, A. Flint has made 44 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 3,853 minutes, with 9 yellow cards.

A. Flint's next match is on September 26, 2026, when Walsall face Tranmere away in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Flint at 10.2 with a Season form score of 24.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the EFL Trophy and the League One. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, A. Flint has totalled 553 club appearances with 58 goals and 21 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2014/15, with 46 appearances for Bristol City.