Nick Venema

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Nick Venema
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Austerlitz, Netherlands[2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 VVV-Venlo
Youth career
2004–2011 SV Austerlitz
2011–2012 VV Woudenberg
2012–2014 Roda '46
2014–2016 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Jong Utrecht 78 (44)
2017– Utrecht 24 (6)
2019–2020 → Almere City (loan) 24 (6)
2020–2021 → NAC Breda (loan) 31 (5)
2022– → VVV-Venlo (loan) 5 (3)
National team‡
2016–2017 Netherlands U17 2 (0)
2017 Netherlands U19 6 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 February 2018

Nick Venema (born 9 April 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo on loan from FC Utrecht.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Venema played for several clubs in his youth, including hometown club SV Austerlitz, VW Woudenberg, and RODA '46.

Utrecht[]

Venema is a product of the FC Utrecht youth academy. He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong FC Utrecht on 5 August 2016 in a game against NAC Breda.[3]

He made his Eredivisie debut for FC Utrecht on 12 February 2017 in a game against PSV Eindhoven, coming on as a substitute for Richairo Zivkovic.[4] He scored his first goal for the senior squad on 29 October 2017 in a 2–2 home draw against NAC Breda. The goal came in the 78th minute, seven minutes after Venema has been subbed on for Cyriel Dessers. His goal was the equalizer, and the last goal of the game.[5]

Loan to Almere City[]

On 28 August 2019 he joined Almere City on a season-long loan.[6]

Loan to NAC Breda[]

On 27 August 2020 he joined NAC Breda on a season-long loan.[7] He made 32 appearances during the season in which he scored five goals, as NAC missed out on promotion to the Eredivisie in the finals of the play-offs.[2][8]

Return to Utrecht[]

Venema returned to Utrecht ahead of the 2021–22 season, where he once again became part of the reserve team Jong FC Utrecht. There, he took on a new role as the experienced striker under head coach Darije Kalezić.[9]

Loan to VVV-Venlo[]

On 24 December 2021, Venema was loaned to VVV-Venlo for the rest of the season.[10]

International career[]

Venema debuted for the Netherlands U17 team on 7 February 2016 in a friendly against Portugal. He played 70 minutes of that match, and the game ended 1–1. His U19 debut came on 30 August 2017 in a 2–1 friendly loss to Belgium. He only played 18 minutes of that match. His first and second international goals came in the same game, a friendly against Finland. The game ended 9–0 in favor of the Netherlands, with Venema scoring the 8th and 9th goals, in the 80th and 90th minute respectively. He only played 18 minutes of that game as well.

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.fcutrecht.nl/jong-fc-utrecht/selectie/speler-detail/spelerid/1000042/nick-venema?catid=10844[dead link]
  2. ^ a b c Nick Venema at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 5 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 12 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Utrecht vs. NAC Breda - 29 October 2017 - Soccerway".
  6. ^ "Almere City FC stunt met overeenkomst Nick Venema" (Press release) (in Dutch). Almere City. 28 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Almere City FC stunt met overeenkomst Nick Venema" (Press release) (in Dutch). NAC Breda. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  8. ^ "NEC verslaat NAC in finale play-offs (1-2) en promoveert naar Eredivisie". NRC (in Dutch). 23 May 2021.
  9. ^ Dam, Jan van (6 August 2021). "Nieuwe rol voor 'ervaren' Venema bij Jong FC Utrecht: Hij kan een stuk leiderschap tonen". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
  10. ^ "VVV HAALT VENEMA OP HUURBASIS BINNEN" (Press release) (in Dutch). VVV-Venlo. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

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