Kyle Venter
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-03-13) March 13, 1991
Place of birth Aurora, Colorado, United States
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 New Mexico Lobos 86 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Real Colorado Foxes 11 (0)
2014 LA Galaxy 0 (0)
2014 → LA Galaxy II (loan) 9 (1)
2015 Tulsa Roughnecks 24 (3)
2016–2017 Ottawa Fury 17 (0)
2018 Penn FC 25 (2)
2019 FC Tucson 23 (4)
2020 Richmond Kickers 15 (0)
Managerial career
2019–2021 Arizona Wildcats (assistant)
2021– Florida Gators (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 25, 2020

Kyle Venter (born March 13, 1991) is an American retired professional soccer player who last played as a defender for the Richmond Kickers in USL League One. Venter is currently an assistant coach for the Florida Gators women's soccer team.

Career

Early career

Venter played college soccer at the University of New Mexico between 2009 and 2013.[1] During his time at college Venter also played for USL PDL club Real Colorado Foxes during their 2012 season.[2]

LA Galaxy

Venter was selected by LA Galaxy in the second round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft (23rd overall).[3] After signing with the club, Venter was loaned to LA Galaxy II and featured in their win over Orange County Blues FC on March 22, 2014.[4]

Tulsa Roughnecks

Venter signed with USL club Tulsa Roughnecks in March 2015.[5]

Ottawa Fury

On February 11, 2016, Venter signed with Canadian club Ottawa Fury FC.[6]

Penn FC

Venter played with Penn FC in 2018.[7]

FC Tucson

Venter was contracted to FC Tucson in February 2019.[8]

Richmond Kickers

On January 15, 2020, Venter joined USL League One side Richmond Kickers.[9]

Coaching

Venter spent two seasons working under Tony Amato as an assistant for the Arizona Wildcats before following Amato to the University of Florida.[10]

Honors

References

  1. ↑ "Kyle Venter Biography - New Mexico Official Athletic Site". Golobos.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ "select defender Kyle Venter in 2014 MLS SuperDraft". LA Galaxy. January 16, 2014. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslpro.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  5. ↑ Norma Gonzalez. "FC Tucson's Kyle Venter will make season debut when Men in Black host Tormenta FC | Tucson Sports". tucson.com. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ottawa Bolsters Back Line With Kyle Venter". nasl.com. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ Ralph, Matthew (March 8, 2019). "Where are they now? Penn FC's 2018 roster". Brotherly Game.
  8. ↑ Communications, FC Tucson (February 5, 2019). "Former USL Defender Kyle Venter Signs With FC Tucson For The 2019 Season". FC Tucson.
  9. ↑ "Kyle Venter Added for 2020 Season". RichmondKickers.com. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  10. ↑ Howard, Mary. "Sandy Davison and Kyle Venter Named Gator Soccer Assistant Coaches". FloridaGators.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.


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