Joshua Hughson Flint (born 13 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Crawley Town.
Flint was born in Waterlooville and attended Queen's Inclosure Primary School in Cowplain and Crookhorn College.[2][3] He was a childhood Portsmouth supporter, having held a season ticket at the club.[3]
Flint joined Portsmouth aged 8 after playing for local side Widbrook United.[3] Flint broke his arm in January 2019 and despite initially being told he would be released at the end of his scholarship in summer 2019, his scholarship was extended by a further year.[4] He made his Portsmouth debut on 14 September 2019, starting and scoring in a 3–1 EFL Trophy win over Norwich City U21s.[5] In October 2019, Flint joined Isthmian League side Bognor Regis Town before joining the side on a permanent deal in January 2020 following release by Portsmouth.[6]
On 13 September 2020, Flint joined Dutch side FC Volendam following a trial at the club, initially joining up with their reserve side in the Tweede Divisie on an amateur basis.[3][7] On 23 November 2020, Flint made his first team debut for Volendam in the Eerste Divisie, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with Jong Ajax.[8] On 3 October, he scored his first senior goal in a match for the reserve side Jong Volendam in a 3–1 away win over Excelsior Maassluis.[9] On 16 December 2020, Flint signed a new contract with Volendam, keeping him at the club until 2023.[10]
In March 2023, Volendam triggered a clause in Flint's contract that kept him at the club until summer 2024.[11]
In March 2024, it was announced that Flint would be released by Volendam at the end of the season upon the expiry of his contract.[12]
On 27 June 2024, Crawley Town announced the signing of Flint on a two-year deal.[13] Flint started Crawley's opening match of the 2024–25 season and was awarded the man of the match award as Crawley beat Blackpool 2–1.[14]
Flint is 6 ft 2in tall and left-footed.[3][4] He started his career as an attacking midfielder at Portsmouth, but was retrained as a centre back at Volendam.[3][15] Flint has been noted for his technical ability, with former Portsmouth manager Kenny Jackett stating that Flint was "probably technically the Academy's best player",[4] whilst Crawley manager Scott Lindsey claimed that he signed Flint for "his ability to step in and play".[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | 2019–20 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Bognor Regis Town | 2019–20[16] | Isthmian Premier Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 1 | 18 | 1 | |
| Jong Volendam | 2020–21 | Tweede Divisie | 5 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Tweede Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Tweede Divisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Volendam | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | ||
| Crawley Town | 2024–25 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 83 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 91 | 5 | ||
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