Kyle Venter

{{short description|American professional soccer player (born 1991)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kyle Venter

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|3|13}}

| birth_place = Aurora, Colorado, United States

| height = {{height|m=1.91}}

| currentclub =

| position = Defender

| collegeyears1 = 2009–2013

| college1 = New Mexico Lobos

| collegecaps1 = 86

| collegegoals1 = 8

| years1 = 2012

| clubs1 = Real Colorado Foxes

| caps1 = 11

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014

| clubs2 = LA Galaxy

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014

| clubs3 = → LA Galaxy II (loan)

| caps3 = 9

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2015

| clubs4 = Tulsa Roughnecks

| caps4 = 24

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2016–2017

| clubs5 = Ottawa Fury

| caps5 = 17

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2018

| clubs6 = Penn FC

| caps6 = 25

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2019

| clubs7 = FC Tucson

| caps7 = 23

| goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2020

| clubs8 = Richmond Kickers

| caps8 = 15

| goals8 = 0

| pcupdate = October 25, 2020

| ntupdate =

| manageryears1 = 2019–2021

| managerclubs1 = Arizona Wildcats (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2021–

| managerclubs2 = Florida Gators (assistant)

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.golobos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209076540 |title=Kyle Venter Biography - New Mexico Official Athletic Site |publisher=Golobos.com |access-date=March 23, 2014}} During his time at college Venter also played for USL PDL club Real Colorado Foxes during their 2012 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2012/13598684.html#STATS |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |publisher=Uslsoccer.com |access-date=March 23, 2014}}

=LA Galaxy=

Venter was selected by LA Galaxy in the second round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft (23rd overall).{{cite web |url=http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2014/01/la-galaxy-select-defender-kyle-venter-2014-mls-superdraft |title=select defender Kyle Venter in 2014 MLS SuperDraft |publisher=LA Galaxy |date=January 16, 2014 |access-date=March 23, 2014 |archive-date=March 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324100129/http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2014/01/la-galaxy-select-defender-kyle-venter-2014-mls-superdraft |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web |url=http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/796349.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |publisher=Uslpro.uslsoccer.com |access-date=March 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324014259/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/796349.html |archive-date=March 24, 2014 |url-status=dead }}

=Tulsa Roughnecks=

Venter signed with USL club Tulsa Roughnecks in March 2015.{{cite web|author=Norma Gonzalez |url=https://tucson.com/sports/local/fc-tucson-s-kyle-venter-will-make-season-debut-when/article_b341abd6-5e98-5f5d-abbd-99f8c1180cc5.html |title=FC Tucson's Kyle Venter will make season debut when Men in Black host Tormenta FC | Tucson Sports |publisher=tucson.com |access-date=2020-02-20}}

=Ottawa Fury=

On February 11, 2016, Venter signed with Canadian club Ottawa Fury FC.{{cite web|title=Ottawa Bolsters Back Line With Kyle Venter|url=http://www.nasl.com/news/2016/02/11/ottawa-bolsters-back-line-with-kyle-venter|publisher=nasl.com|access-date=12 February 2016}}

=Penn FC=

Venter played with Penn FC in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.brotherlygame.com/2019/3/8/18254877/where-are-they-now-penn-fcs-2018-roster|title=Where are they now? Penn FC’s 2018 roster|first=Matthew|last=Ralph|date=March 8, 2019|website=Brotherly Game}}

=FC Tucson=

Venter was contracted to FC Tucson in February 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.fctucson.com/news_article/show/992170-former-usl-defender-kyle-venter-signs-with-fc-tucson-for-the-2019-season|title=Former USL Defender Kyle Venter Signs With FC Tucson For The 2019 Season|first=FC Tucson|last=Communications|date=February 5, 2019|website=FC Tucson}}

=Richmond Kickers=

On January 15, 2020, Venter joined USL League One side Richmond Kickers.{{cite web |title=Kyle Venter Added for 2020 Season |url=https://www.richmondkickers.com/news_article/show/1077815 |website=RichmondKickers.com |access-date=15 January 2020}}

Coaching

Venter spent two seasons working under Tony Amato as an assistant for the Arizona Wildcats before following Amato to the University of Florida.{{cite web |last1=Howard |first1=Mary |title=Sandy Davison and Kyle Venter Named Gator Soccer Assistant Coaches |url=https://floridagators.com/news/2021/6/2/sandy-davison-and-kyle-venter-named-gator-soccer-assistant-coaches.aspx |website=FloridaGators.com |access-date=3 June 2021}}