Richard van der Venne

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Venne, not Venne.

Richard van der Venne (born 16 May 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eerste Divisie club RKC Waalwijk.

Richard van der Venne

Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-05-16) 16 May 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Oss, Netherlands
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	RKC Waalwijk
Number	23
Youth career
	Berghem Sport
	FC Den Bosch
	FC Oss
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–2012	Berghem Sport
2012–2013	DESO
2013–2015	Oss '20		(2)
2015–2018	FC Oss	81	(22)
2018–2020	Go Ahead Eagles	56	(17)
2020–2022	RKC Waalwijk	58	(9)
2022–2023	Melbourne City	23	(7)
2023–2024	St. Gallen	6	(0)
2024–	RKC Waalwijk	17	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2025 (UTC).

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for FC Oss on 18 September 2015 in a game against FC Eindhoven.^[1]

On 22 June 2022, Melbourne City FC announced they had signed van der Venne on a two-year contract.^[2] He made his A-league debut on 14 October 2022 in a 2-0 win against Brisbane Roar, coming on as a substitute in the 55th minute.^[3]

On 12 November 2022, van der Venne scored his first goal for Melbourne City FC in a 2-1 win against Newcastle Jets.^[4]

Van der Venne scored a hat-trick for Melbourne City FC in a 6-1 victory against Macarthur FC on 4 February 2023.^[5]

On 6 July 2023, van der Venne signed a two-year contract with St. Gallen in Switzerland.^[6]

On 3 July 2024, van der Venne returned to RKC Waalwijk on a two-year deal.^[7]

Honours

Melbourne City

• A-League Men Premiership: 2022–23^[8]