Nick Venema
Venema in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999[1]
Place of birth Austerlitz, Netherlands[2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Valenciennes
Number 10
Youth career
2004–2011 SV Austerlitz
2011–2012 VV Woudenberg
2012–2014 Roda '46
2014–2016 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2022 Jong Utrecht 77 (43)
2017–2022 Utrecht 24 (6)
2019–2020 → Almere City (loan) 24 (6)
2020–2021 → NAC Breda (loan) 31 (5)
2022 → VVV-Venlo (loan) 16 (7)
2022–2023 VVV-Venlo 36 (11)
2023– Valenciennes 14 (1)
International career
2016–2017 Netherlands U17 2 (0)
2017 Netherlands U19 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Nick Venema (born 9 April 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Ligue 2 club Valenciennes.

Club career

Utrecht

Venema played for several clubs in his youth, including hometown club SV Austerlitz, VW Woudenberg, and Roda '46, before joining the FC Utrecht youth academy. He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for the reserve team Jong FC Utrecht on 5 August 2016 in a game against NAC Breda.[4]

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 Živković.[5] 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.[6]

Loan to Almere City

On 28 August 2019 he joined Almere City on a season-long loan.[7]

Loan to NAC Breda

On 27 August 2020 he joined NAC Breda on a season-long loan.[8] 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.[3][9]

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.[10]

VVV-Venlo

On 24 December 2021, Venema was loaned to VVV-Venlo for the rest of the season.[11] On 22 June 2022, the deal was made permanent and Venema signed a three-year deal with the club.[12]

Valenciennes

On 15 August 2023, VVV-Venlo announced Venema's transfer to French club Valenciennes.[13]

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.

Career statistics

As of match played 27 May 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Utrecht 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 127———127
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 2312———2312
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 2316———2316
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 00———00
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 00———00
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 198———198
Total 7743———7743
Utrecht 2016–17 Eredivisie 3000——30
2017–18 Eredivisie 3110000041
2018–19 Eredivisie 15421—00175
2019–20 Eredivisie 31001[lower-alpha 1]0—41
2020–21 Eredivisie 0000—0000
2021–22 Eredivisie 0000—0000
Total 246311000287
Almere City (loan) 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 24610——256
NAC Breda (loan) 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 31510—00325
VVV-Venlo (loan) 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 16700——167
VVV-Venlo 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 361121—2[lower-alpha 2]24014
Total 521821—225621
Career total 2087872102221882
  1. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

References

  1. ↑ "Nick Venema - FC Utrecht". Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Leeuwen, Wessel van (17 August 2023). "Eerst was het zijn vakantieland, nu gaat Venema op doelpuntenjacht in Frankrijk: 'Hebben ze mij voor gehaald'". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Nick Venema at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 5 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 12 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Utrecht vs. NAC Breda - 29 October 2017 - Soccerway".
  7. ↑ "Almere City FC stunt met overeenkomst Nick Venema" (Press release) (in Dutch). Almere City. 28 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Almere City FC stunt met overeenkomst Nick Venema" (Press release) (in Dutch). NAC Breda. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "NEC verslaat NAC in finale play-offs (1-2) en promoveert naar Eredivisie". NRC (in Dutch). 23 May 2021.
  10. ↑ 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).
  11. ↑ "VVV HAALT VENEMA OP HUURBASIS BINNEN" (Press release) (in Dutch). VVV-Venlo. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  12. ↑ Kleinen, Jelle (22 June 2022). "Nick Venema drie seizoenen naar VVV-Venlo". 1limburg (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "VVV-Venlo raakt Venema kwijt aan Valenciennes FC" [VVV-Venlo loses Venema to Valenciennes FC] (in Dutch). Valenciennes FC. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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