BIO

Trent Dumont was born on 30 June 1995 in Mitcham, Victoria. He lived in Cranbourne until the family moved to Adelaide where he attended Golden Grove Primary School and Pedare Christian College.

He played for the Golden Grove Junior Football Club (Kookaburras) and his junior highlights included making the South Australian Under 12 team.

Dumont played for Norwood's under 16s winning the best and fairest award and was selected in the State Under 16 team. 

Playing for Norwood's under 18s, he was named in the AIS-AFL Academy which later became the AFL National Academy .

Dumont made his league debut for the Redlegs in Round 5, 2013 and was also selected for the State in the 2013 Under 18 National Championships

A highly skilled and determined midfielder, he worked hard and read the play well and was an important member of Norwood's 2013 Grand Final premiership team.

Dumont was awarded Norwood's McCallum Rising Star trophy for the best first year player in 2013.

He was then selected by North Melbourne with pick 30 in the 2013 AFL national draft and made his debut in 2014.

After 113 games (2014 -2021) for North Melbourne, he was delisted by the Kangaroos and was subsequently picked up by Port Power in the November 2021 rookie draft.

Dumont played another eight AFL games with Port Power (2022-2023) and 23 for the Port Magpies in the SANFL.

Under an agreement with the SANFL, Dumont was allowed to return to his "home" club when not selected by Port Power.

He has also had stints with Werribee (VFL), North Ballarat (VFL), North Melbourne (VFL), and Strathmore (Essendon District Football League).

R. Cialini,  D. Cox  October 2025