Florida Gators

2022 Gators Soccer Winter Prospect Discovery Event - Feb. 13

Kyle Venter begins his debut season with the Florida Gators in fall of 2021.
 
This is his third season working with Florida Head Coach Tony Amato, as he was a volunteer coach for the 2019 Wildcat team that posted a 12-7-1 record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. He was elevated to assistant coach for Arizona’s 2020-21 campaign.
 
As a Player
Venter, the University of New Mexico’s first three-time All-American, helped lead the Lobos to the 2013 NCAA College Cup as a senior. He was a 2013 Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Cup Trophy semifinalist, picking up that season’s Conference USA Player and Defensive Player of the Year honors. Venter also earned a spot on the 2012 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar All-America and 2013 Conference USA All-Academic teams. He finished as the Lobo’s all-time leader in minutes played (7,859 minutes). Venter was the first Lobo ever to be named to a Senior CLASS Award team. The Lobos advanced to NCAA action each season Venter was in Albuquerque, N.M.
 
The Aurora, Colo., native was drafted 23rd overall in the 2014 Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft by that season’s MLS Cup title team, the Los Angeles Galaxy.
 
He also spent time in the USA playing for the Tulsa Roughnecks, the Ottawa Fury and Penn FC. He was captain for FC Tucson (2019) and Richmond Kickers (2020).
 
Venter graduated from New Mexico in 2014 with a Business degree in Human Resources Management and Organizational Leadership.