Oliver Florent

Ollie Florent
Ollie Florent
	Florent playing for Sydney in April 2017
Personal information
Full name	Oliver Florent
Nickname(s)	Ollie
Date of birth	22 July 1998 (age 27)
Original team(s)	Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)/Beaumaris
Draft	No. 11, 2016 national draft
Debut	Round 1, 2017, Sydney vs. Port Adelaide, at Sydney Cricket Ground
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s)	Defender / midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sydney
Number	13
Playing career1
Years	Club
2017–	Sydney
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4, 2025.
Career highlights
	AFL Rising Star nominee (2018);
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Oliver Florent (born 22 July 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Sydney Swans with their first selection and eleventh overall in the 2016 national draft.^[1] He made his debut in the twenty-eight point loss against Port Adelaide in the opening round of the 2017 season at the Sydney Cricket Ground.^[2]

Florent attended Mentone Grammar School and Cheltenham East Primary School. His paternal grandparents were born in Mauritius. He is the son of Australian tennis player Andrew Florent.^[3]

Florent received the Rising Star nomination for round eleven, 2018 after recording 20 disposals for the fourth consecutive match in the Swans' 30-point win over Carlton at the Sydney Cricket Ground.^[4]

During the Swans clash with Port Adelaide in round 4, 2023, Florent had the shot to win after the siren, however, his kick was touched by Port Adelaide defender Aliir Aliir before the goal line, and failed to register a score.^[5]

Florent supported Hawthorn Hawks as a junior.

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 4, 2023.^[6]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	Votes
2017	Sydney	13	9	4	1	50	38	88	15	19	0.4	0.1	5.6	4.2	9.8	1.7	2.1	0
2018	Sydney	13	23	9	7	216	168	384	66	56	0.4	0.3	9.4	7.3	16.7	2.9	2.4	3
2019	Sydney	13	21	6	6	248	156	404	78	43	0.3	0.3	11.8	7.4	19.2	3.7	2.0	5
2020^[a]	Sydney	13	17	4	4	180	98	278	40	43	0.2	0.2	10.6	5.8	16.4	2.4	2.5	2
2021	Sydney	13	23	9	6	273	163	436	93	50	0.4	0.3	11.9	7.1	19.0	4.0	2.2	3
2022	Sydney	13	25	5	6	268	145	413	124	54	0.2	0.2	10.7	5.8	16.5	5.0	2.2	0
2023	Sydney	13	24	5	1	272	205	477	95	45	0.2	0.0	11.3	8.5	19.9	4.0	1.9	0
2024	Sydney	13	26	7	8	334	190	524	129	52	0.3	0.3	12.8	7.3	20.2	5.0	2.0	0
2025	Sydney	13	16	2	7	139	104	243	66	34	0.1	0.4	8.7	6.5	15.2	4.1	2.1
Career			184	51	46	1980	1267	3247	706	395	0.3	0.3	10.8	6.9	17.7	3.8	2.2	13

^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.