{{Short description|American soccer player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Kevin Venegas |image = CINvIND 2018-09-29 - Kevin Venegas (31308166668) (cropped).jpg |caption = Venegas playing for Indy Eleven in 2018 |fullname = Kevin Venegas |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|7|29}} |birth_place = Lakewood, California, United States |height = 1.78 m |position = Fullback, Midfielder |currentclub = |clubnumber = |collegeyears1 = 2008–2011 |college1 = Cal State Fullerton Titans |collegecaps1 = 74 |collegegoals1 = 16 |years1 = 2010 |clubs1 = Orange County Blue Star |caps1 = 14 |goals1 = 4 |years2 = 2012–2016 |clubs2 = Minnesota United |caps2 = 108 |goals2 = 5 |years3 = 2017 |clubs3 = Minnesota United |caps3 = 6 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2018 |clubs4 = Indy Eleven |caps4 = 22 |goals4 = 1 |years5 = 2019 |clubs5 = New York Cosmos |caps5 = 30 |goals5 = 0 |years6 = 2020–2021 |clubs6 = Detroit City |caps6 = 60 |goals6 = 2 |medaltemplates = |club-update = April 16, 2021 }}
'''Kevin Venegas''' (born July 29, 1989) is an American soccer player.
==Career== ===College and amateur=== In 2010, while at Cal State Fullerton, Venegas put together a career year for the Titans starting in all 21 matches and finished with seven goals and three assists. He finished his career at Fullerton with 74 appearances, 16 goals and 11 assists.
Venegas also spent the summer of 2010 with the Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/22364.html#STATS|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010034714/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/22364.html|url-status=dead|title=Orange County Blue Star 2010 stats|archive-date=10 October 2012}}</ref>
===Professional=== [[File:Kevin Venegas 2017-07-04 (35728031305) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Venegas playing for Minnesota United FC in 2017]] On January 17, 2012, Venegas was drafted in the second round (37th overall) of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft by Chivas USA.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chivas USA selects five in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft |url=http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2012/01/chivas-usa-selects-five-2012-mls-supplemental-draft |work=Chivas USA |publisher=Chivas USA Communications |date=17 January 2012 |accessdate=4 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309010940/http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2012/01/chivas-usa-selects-five-2012-mls-supplemental-draft |archivedate=9 March 2012 }}</ref> After failing to make the squad, Venegas joined Minnesota Stars FC of the North American Soccer League on April 3, 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stars add three signings |url=http://mnstarsfc.com/2012/04/stars-add-three-signings/ |work=Minnesota Stars FC |publisher=MN Stars FC |date=3 April 2012 |accessdate=4 May 2012 |archive-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627173615/http://mnstarsfc.com/2012/04/stars-add-three-signings/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref> Three weeks later, he made his debut in a 3–3 draw against the Atlanta Silverbacks. In 2012, he was named NASL Play Of The Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nasl.ezitsolutions.com/game_files/1335666447.pdf|title=Soccer Box Score (Final)|website=ezitsolutions.com|access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=October 2018}}
Venegas remained with Minnesota (now known as Minnesota United FC) as they moved up from NASL to Major League Soccer in 2017. He made six appearances for Minnesota that year, playing a full 90 minutes in each of them. After the season's conclusion, Minnesota dropped Venegas from their roster.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-severs-ties-with-four-nasl-holdovers-five-others/460344873/|title=Minnesota United looks to 2018 by cutting ties with nine players|last=Ryan|first=Megan|date=November 27, 2017|work=Star Tribune|accessdate=October 17, 2018}}</ref>
On January 25, 2018, United Soccer League side Indy Eleven announced that they had signed Venegas for the 2018 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indyeleven.com/news_article/show/879809|title=Reiner Ferreira, Brad Rusin, Kevin Venegas Sign with Indy Eleven|date=January 25, 2018|work=IndyEleven.com|publisher=Indy Eleven|accessdate=October 17, 2018|archive-date=February 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223050700/http://www.indyeleven.com/news_article/show/879809|url-status=dead}}</ref> On June 14, Venegas scored his first goal and an assist for Indy Eleven in a 3–1 win over Toronto FC II. This performance earned him a spot on the USL Team of the Week for week 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indyeleven.com/news_article/show/928268-indy-eleven-s-kevin-venegas-named-to-usl-team-of-the-week-in-week-14|title=Indy Eleven's Kevin Venegas Named to USL Team of the Week in Week 14|date=June 19, 2018|work=IndyEleven.com|publisher=Indy Eleven|accessdate=October 17, 2018|archive-date=October 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017082255/https://www.indyeleven.com/news_article/show/928268-indy-eleven-s-kevin-venegas-named-to-usl-team-of-the-week-in-week-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On February 14, 2020, Detroit City FC announced they had signed Venegas for the 2020 season.
==Career statistics== {{updated|October 20, 2018}}<ref>{{Soccerway|kevin--venegas/236927}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Playoffs !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Orange County Blue Star |2010 |USL PDL |14||4||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||14||4 |- |rowspan=6|Minnesota United <small>''(NASL)''</small> |2012 |rowspan=5|NASL |20||1||0||0||2||1||colspan=2|–||22||2 |- |2013 |16||0||colspan=2|–||0||0||colspan=2|–||16||0 |- |2014 |21||1||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||23||1 |- |2015 |28||2||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||29||2 |- |2016 |23||1||colspan=2|–||2||1||colspan=2|–||25||2 |- !colspan=2|Total !108!!5!!2!!0!!5!!2!!0!!0!!115!!7 |- |Minnesota United |2017 |MLS |6||0||colspan=2|–||1||0||colspan=2|–||7||0 |- |Indy Eleven |2018 |USL |21||1||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||22||1 |- !colspan=3|Career total !149!!10!!3!!0!!6!!2!!0!!0!!158!!12 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} * {{USL player}} * {{MLS player}} * [http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/venegas_kevin00.html Cal State Fullerton bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520220919/http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/venegas_kevin00.html |date=May 20, 2012 }} * {{Twitter}}
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