Oliver Florent (born 22 July 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early football 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.
AFL Playing career Sydney Swans He was drafted by the Sydney Swans with their first selection and eleventh overall in the 2016 national draft. He made his debut in the twenty-eight point loss against in the opening round of the 2017 season at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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.
Carlton Florent was traded to following the 2025 AFL season. He had a strong first season with Carlton, coming second in the John Nicholls Medal.
Personal life Florent supported as a junior.
Statistics Updated to the end of the 2026 season.
| 2017 || || 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 || || 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 || || 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 || || 13 | 17 || 4 || 4 || 180 || 98 || 278 || 40 || 42 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 10.6 || 5.8 || 16.4 || 2.4 || 2.5 || 2 |- | 2021 || || 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 || || 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 || || 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 || || 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 || || 13 | 16 || 2 || 7 || 139 || 104 || 243 || 66 || 34 || 0.1 || 0.4 || 8.7 || 6.5 || 15.2 || 4.1 || 2.1 || 0 |- | 2026 || || 14 | 25 || 2 || 3 || 379 || 185 || 564 || 129 || 54 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 15.2 || 7.4 || 22.6 || 5.2 || 2.2 || 2 |- class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 | Career ! 209 !! 53 !! 49 !! 2359 !! 1452 !! 3811 !! 835 !! 449 !! 0.3 !! 0.2 !! 11.3 !! 6.9 !! 18.2 !! 4.0 !! 2.1 !! 15
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Honours and achievements Team Minor Premiership: (Sydney Swans) 2024 Individual AFL Rising Star nominee: 2018 (round 11)
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