Nick Venema

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

Nick Venema

Venema in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth	Austerlitz, Netherlands[2]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Valenciennes
Number	9
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	40	(4)
2024–	Valenciennes II	3	(0)
International career
2016–2017	Netherlands U17	2	(0)
2017	Netherlands U19	6	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2025

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 23 April 2024^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong Utrecht	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	12	7	—		—		—		12	7
	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	23	12	—		—		—		23	12
	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	23	16	—		—		—		23	16
	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	19	8	—		—		—		19	8
	Total		77	43	—		—		—		77	43
Utrecht	2016–17	Eredivisie	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	2017–18	Eredivisie	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
	2018–19	Eredivisie	15	4	2	1	—		0	0	17	5
	2019–20	Eredivisie	3	1	0	0	1[a]	0	—		4	1
	2020–21	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2021–22	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		24	6	3	1	1	0	0	0	28	7
Almere City (loan)	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	24	6	1	0	—		—		25	6
NAC Breda (loan)	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	31	5	1	0	—		0	0	32	5
VVV-Venlo (loan)	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	16	7	0	0	—		—		16	7
VVV-Venlo	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	36	11	2	1	—		2[b]	2	40	14
	Total		52	18	2	1	—		2	2	56	21
Valenciennes	2023–24	Ligue 2	19	1	4	0	—		—		23	1
Valenciennes II	2023–24	National 3	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Career total			228	79	11	2	1	0	2	2	242	83

1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs