Nick Venema

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

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.

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. 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.

Loan to Almere City On 28 August 2019, he joined Almere City on a season-long loan.

Loan to NAC Breda On 27 August 2020, he joined NAC Breda 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 Darije Kalezić.

VVV-Venlo On 24 December 2021, Venema was loaned to VVV-Venlo 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.

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

FC Dordrecht After joining FC Dordrecht under manager Dirk Kuyt in 2025, he made his debut in a 1–0 win over SC Cambuur on 8 August 2025.

International career Venema made his debut 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 favour 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.

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