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Kevin van Veen
Kevin van Veen (born 1 June 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club FC Eindhoven.
A youth product of PSV Eindhoven, van Veen had to work his way through the Dutch leagues, playing for Helmond Sport, Dijkse Boys, UDI '19, JVC Cuijk and FC Oss. Scoring double figure goals each season, van Veen earnt a move to English League One club, Scunthorpe United. Van Veen spent a year a Cambuur, on loan, and a year at Northampton Town before returning to Scunthorpe.
After being released by Scunthorpe at the end of 2020–21 season, van Veen joined Scottish Premiership side Motherwell. In his second season, van Veen was named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year and was nominated for the PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year award.
Born in Eindhoven, Netherlands, van Veen started out playing football at PSV. He spent six years at the academy before being released by PSV, due to his height – this broke a teenage van Veen, who opted to just play amateur football and began plastering. He was tempted back into the professional game by Helmond Sport in 2005. He was promoted to the first team in 2010. He went on to make six appearances for Helmond Sport. Van Veen would go on to play for Dijkse Boys, UDI '19 and JVC Cuijk. In each season, van Veen would score over 15 goals, earning him a move back into the Eerste Divisie.[citation needed]
In July 2014, it was announced that FC Oss had signed van Veen on a one–year contract.
After making his FC Oss debut, van Veen scored a hat–trick in the next game on 15 August 2014, in a 3–0 win over RKC Waalwijk. van Veen then scored consecutively on two occasions; the first one came when he scored two goals in two games between 25 August and 30 August against VVV-Venlo and De Graafschap and the second one came when he scored three goals in three games between 3 October and 26 October against MVV Maastricht, Eindhoven and N.E.C. He then scored his second FC Oss hat–trick but was sent–off for the second bookable offence, in a 5–4 win over Fortuna Sittard on 12 December. After returning from suspension, van Veen scored his third FC Oss hat–trick on 23 January 2015, in a 4–1 win over Almere City. Amid to scoring sixteen goals in twenty–one appearances, van Veen was linked a move away from FC Oss, attracting interests from English clubs in League One.
In the January transfer window, van Veen was a subject of a transfer bid from English side Scunthorpe United on 28 January 2015. The move was confirmed on 30 January, with van Veen signing a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
On 7 February, van Veen made his Scunthorpe United debut, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 1–0 loss against Oldham Athletic. A week later, he scored his first goal for the club by chipping past Wes Foderingham, in a 3–1 win over Swindon Town. After the match, manager Mark Robins commented on his first goal, quoting: "His goal was joy to behold. He is a really confident lad and confident in his ability to put the ball in the net." He scored again on 21 March, in a 3–1 loss against Rochdale. At the end of the 2014–15 season, van Veen went on to make twenty appearances and scoring two times in all competitions.
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Kevin van Veen
Kevin van Veen (born 1 June 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club FC Eindhoven.
A youth product of PSV Eindhoven, van Veen had to work his way through the Dutch leagues, playing for Helmond Sport, Dijkse Boys, UDI '19, JVC Cuijk and FC Oss. Scoring double figure goals each season, van Veen earnt a move to English League One club, Scunthorpe United. Van Veen spent a year a Cambuur, on loan, and a year at Northampton Town before returning to Scunthorpe.
After being released by Scunthorpe at the end of 2020–21 season, van Veen joined Scottish Premiership side Motherwell. In his second season, van Veen was named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year and was nominated for the PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year award.
Born in Eindhoven, Netherlands, van Veen started out playing football at PSV. He spent six years at the academy before being released by PSV, due to his height – this broke a teenage van Veen, who opted to just play amateur football and began plastering. He was tempted back into the professional game by Helmond Sport in 2005. He was promoted to the first team in 2010. He went on to make six appearances for Helmond Sport. Van Veen would go on to play for Dijkse Boys, UDI '19 and JVC Cuijk. In each season, van Veen would score over 15 goals, earning him a move back into the Eerste Divisie.[citation needed]
In July 2014, it was announced that FC Oss had signed van Veen on a one–year contract.
After making his FC Oss debut, van Veen scored a hat–trick in the next game on 15 August 2014, in a 3–0 win over RKC Waalwijk. van Veen then scored consecutively on two occasions; the first one came when he scored two goals in two games between 25 August and 30 August against VVV-Venlo and De Graafschap and the second one came when he scored three goals in three games between 3 October and 26 October against MVV Maastricht, Eindhoven and N.E.C. He then scored his second FC Oss hat–trick but was sent–off for the second bookable offence, in a 5–4 win over Fortuna Sittard on 12 December. After returning from suspension, van Veen scored his third FC Oss hat–trick on 23 January 2015, in a 4–1 win over Almere City. Amid to scoring sixteen goals in twenty–one appearances, van Veen was linked a move away from FC Oss, attracting interests from English clubs in League One.
In the January transfer window, van Veen was a subject of a transfer bid from English side Scunthorpe United on 28 January 2015. The move was confirmed on 30 January, with van Veen signing a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
On 7 February, van Veen made his Scunthorpe United debut, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 1–0 loss against Oldham Athletic. A week later, he scored his first goal for the club by chipping past Wes Foderingham, in a 3–1 win over Swindon Town. After the match, manager Mark Robins commented on his first goal, quoting: "His goal was joy to behold. He is a really confident lad and confident in his ability to put the ball in the net." He scored again on 21 March, in a 3–1 loss against Rochdale. At the end of the 2014–15 season, van Veen went on to make twenty appearances and scoring two times in all competitions.