Career
He progressed through the Arsenal Academy prior to joining Colchester for his two-year scholarship in 2012. He made his professional debut for the club in May 2014. He scored in the final held at Wolverhampton Wanderers Molineux Stadium, doubling Shenfield High"s lead early in the second half.
Kent is a product of the Arsenal Academy, where he progressed through each age group before joining Colchester United for his two-year scholarship in 2012.
During his scholarship, Kent was named captain of the under-18 side. During the same season, with the under-18s, Kent helped his side earn a league title and cup winning double.
Just four days after his under-18s cup triumph, Kent made his professional debut for Colchester United on 3 May 2014. Ahead of the 2014-2015 campaign, Kent scored in a pre-season friendly with a powerful against Southend United on 22 July 2014, a game in which Colchester were defeated 2–1.
He made his first League One appearance of the season and his first senior start on 16 August when he replaced the suspended Magnus Okuonghae in the centre of defence for a game against Bristol City at Ashton Gate.
He played the full 90 minutes as the U"s succumbed to a 2–1 defeat. He was once again called upon on 13 September when he replaced Sammie Szmodics in a tactical substitution in Colchester"s 2–0 victory against Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road. He replaced Szmodics prior to half-time after Magnus Okuonghae was dismissed for a serious foul on Dave Mooney.
Okuonghae"s ensuing four-match ban allowed Kent to make his first home start for the club on 16 September when the U"s fell to a 3–2 defeat to Sheffield United, in which Colchester squandered a two-goal lead by conceding three goals in six second-half minutes.
In Okuonghae"s absence, Kent established himself as a first-team regular, and with his contract set to expire at the end of the season, he was rewarded with a three-and-a-half year contract extension, which he signed on 16 October 2014. Kent once again held a starting berth for Colchester"s home clash with Chesterfield on 21 October.
However, less than one minute into the game, Kent fell to the ground after being struck in the head by the ball. Meanwhile, referee Darren Sheldrake allowed play to continue, as the Spireites scored through Sam Clucas.
Kent then received four minutes of treatment on the field before being replaced by Magnus Okuonghae.
After being stretchered off the pitch, Kent reappeared on the sidelines before the first-half ended. Following his injury, Kent returned to action in Colchester"s 2–1 home defeat by Portuguese Vale on 1 November. lieutenant would prove to be his last game of the season, after suffering a knee injury that ruled him out of action until March 2015.
A slip in a training session in March set back his recovery, and he failed to regain fitness before the end of the campaign.
Kent returned to first-team action in the 3–2 Football League Trophy defeat at Northampton Town on 1 September 2015, playing the full 90 minutes.
