Richard van der Venne
Richard van der Venne (born 16 May 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Melbourne City in the A-League Men.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Oss, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne City | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Berghem Sport | |||
| FC Den Bosch | |||
| FC Oss | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –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 | 42 | (5) |
| 2022– | Melbourne City | 16 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2023 | |||
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]
Melbourne City
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, scoring in the 33', 43', and the 77' minute making it his first Melbourne City FC and A-league hat-trick.[5]
References
- "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 18 September 2015.
- https://melbournecityfc.com.au/news/welkom-richard-city-sign-dutch-midfielder
- https://onefootball.com/en/match/2318069/%7Ctitle=Match report by Onefootball.
- https://onefootball.com/en/match/2318094/%7Ctitle=Match report by Onefootball.
- https://www.google.com/search?q=melbourne+city+vs+macarthur&rlz=1C1UEAD_enAU1041AU1041&oq=melbourne+city+vs+mc&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i10i22i30j0i22i30i625l2j0i22i30j0i390.5854j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#sie=m;/g/11s591skrn;2;/m/04r4rv;dt;fp;1;;;/%7Ctitle=Match report by Google.
- Melbourne City vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (Television production). Australia: Paramount+. 28 April 2023. Event occurs at 2:26:30. Retrieved 7 May 2023.