Kyle Venter (born March 13, 1991) is an American retired professional soccer player who last played as a defender for the Richmond Kickers in

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. Venter is currently an assistant coach for the

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team.

Career

Early career

Venter played

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at the

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between 2009 and 2013. During his time at college Venter also played for

USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...

club

Real Colorado Foxes Real Colorado Foxes were an American soccer team based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States. Founded in 2008, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Divi ...

during their 2012 season.

LA Galaxy

Venter was selected by LA Galaxy in the second round of the

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(23rd overall). After signing with the club, Venter was loaned to

LA Galaxy II LA Galaxy II is an American professional soccer team based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, United States founded in 2014. It is the reserve team of the LA Galaxy. The team competes in MLS Next Pro, the third tier of the United Sta ...

and featured in their win over

Orange County Blues FC Orange County Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in the Orange County, California city of Irvine. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team currently plays in the second tier USL Championship. The team plays its home games a ...

on March 22, 2014.

Tulsa Roughnecks

Venter signed with USL club Tulsa Roughnecks in March 2015.

Ottawa Fury

On February 11, 2016, Venter signed with Canadian club

Ottawa Fury FC Ottawa Fury Football Club was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competed in the North American Soccer League and USL Championship and played its home games at TD Place Stadium. The Ottawa Fury FC were dis ...

Penn FC

Venter played with Penn FC in 2018.

FC Tucson

Venter was contracted to FC Tucson in February 2019.

Richmond Kickers

On January 15, 2020, Venter joined

side Richmond Kickers.

Coaching

Venter spent two seasons working under Tony Amato as an assistant for the Arizona Wildcats before following Amato to the

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Honors

MLS Cup The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the culmination of the MLS Cup Playoffs. The game is held in November and pits the winner of the Eastern Conference Final against the winner of the Western Conferen ...

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* * 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Aurora, Colorado American soccer players New Mexico Lobos men's soccer players Real Colorado Foxes players LA Galaxy players LA Galaxy II players FC Tulsa players Ottawa Fury FC players Penn FC players FC Tucson players Richmond Kickers players Association football defenders Soccer players from Colorado LA Galaxy draft picks USL League Two players USL Championship players Expatriate soccer players in Canada USL League One players Arizona Wildcats women's soccer coaches Florida Gators women's soccer coaches {{US-footy-defender-stub