Nick Venema (born 9 April 1999) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Utrecht

Venema played for several clubs in his youth, including hometown club SV Austerlitz, VW Woudenberg, and Roda '46, before joining the

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youth academy. He made his professional debut in the

for the reserve team Jong FC Utrecht on 5 August 2016 in a game against

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. He made his

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debut for

on 12 February 2017 in a game against

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, coming on as a substitute for

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. He scored his first goal for the senior squad on 29 October 2017 in a 2–2 home draw against

. 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.

Loan to Almere City

On 28 August 2019 he joined

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on a season-long loan.

Loan to NAC Breda

On 27 August 2020 he joined

on a season-long loan. 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.

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

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VVV-Venlo

On 24 December 2021, Venema was loaned to

for the rest of the season. On 22 June 2022, the deal was made permanent and Venema signed a three-year deal with the club.

International career

Venema debuted for the Netherlands U17 team on 7 February 2016 in a friendly against

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. 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

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. He only played 18 minutes of that match. His first and second international goals came in the same game, a friendly against

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. 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

References

External links

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Nick Venema
at FCUtrecht.nl {{DEFAULTSORT:Venema, Nick 1999 births Living people Footballers from Utrecht (city) Men's association football forwards Dutch footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Jong FC Utrecht players FC Utrecht players Almere City FC players NAC Breda players VVV-Venlo players