Walsall have confirmed the signing of experienced defender Aden Flint, who arrives at the Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium on a one-year contract.36-year-old Flint, who was a free agent after leaving Mansfield Town at the end of June, began his career in the Central Midlands Football League with Pinxton, entering many impressive performances, earning a move to Alfreton Town in the summer of 2008.
Making almost 100 appearances and enjoying a loan spell with Matlock Town, Aden's next move saw him turn professional as he joined Swindon Town in January 2011, penning a two-and-a-half year deal.
Ultimately returning to Alfreton on loan for the rest of the 2020/11 campaign, Aden would go on to make 79 appearances for Swindon before upping sticks once again as Bristol City paid £300,000 for his services in June 2013.
Five seasons and almost 250 appearances would follow as he became a stalwart at the back for the Robins, even winning the Player of the Season award in 2015/16.
Aden was soon on the move once again as Middlesbrough looked to add to their back line, paying £7,000,000, handing the defender a four-year contract in the process.
Making forty-two appearances for the Boro, Aden didn't play out the full term of his deal as he was sold to Cardiff City just a year later, the Bluebirds giving him a three-year contract.
A further 93 more games, plus a handful more during a brief loan spell with Sheffield Wednesday, would follow as he once again made himself a regular starter, adding to his already impressive tally of appearances in the beautiful game.
Going on to join Stoke City, he featured just nine times before making his most recent switch, a one-year stay at Mansfield Town, as he continues a career that has seen him take to the field over 600 times.