{"id":20491,"date":"2022-05-21T18:16:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T18:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/defender-flint-announces-cardiff-exit"},"modified":"2022-05-21T18:53:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T18:53:54","slug":"defender-flint-announces-cardiff-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/defender-flint-announces-cardiff-exit","title":{"rendered":"Defender Flint announces Cardiff exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Aden Flint celebrates after scoring Cardiff&#8217;s winner at Swansea in March 2021<\/p>\n<p>Aden Flint has become the latest out-of-contract player to announce he will leave Cardiff City this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Flint, 32, has scored 12 goals in 93 Cardiff appearances since joining from Middlesbrough for around \u00a34m plus add-ons in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The central defender said on social mediaexternal-link his &#8220;time at Cardiff has come to an end&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;First of all it&#8217;s been a privilege to play and score goals for this club,&#8221; Flint wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s been many highs and lows during my three years, but the memory that will last with me forever is scoring against them lot down the M4.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To captain the club on many occasions is a huge honour for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Former Bristol City player Flint was brought to Wales by Neil Warnock after Cardiff&#8217;s relegation from the Premier League three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>He scored the only goal as the Bluebirds won the south Wales derby at Swansea City in March 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He had by then re-established himself in Mick McCarthy&#8217;s Cardiff side, having been sent on loan to Sheffield Wednesday by former boss Neil Harris earlier that season.<\/p>\n<p>He featured 41 times in what proved to be his final Cardiff campaign, playing the full 90 minutes as Steve Morison&#8217;s team won at Derby on the final day of 2021-22.<\/p>\n<p>Flint joins Marlon Pack in revealing he will leave Cardiff, while Alex Smithies&#8217; exit was confirmed before the season finished.<\/p>\n<p>Club captain Sean Morrison, Joe Ralls, Will Vaulks, Leandro Bacuna, Ciaron Brown, Josh Murphy and Isaac Vassell are also out of contract.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. 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