Kevin van Veen

Club

FC Eindhoven

Position

Forward

Nationality

The Netherlands

Date of birth

1991-06-01

Birthplace

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Height

1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Weight

185 lbs

Shirt number

9

Kevin van Veen (born 1 June 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish club St Mirren on loan from Groningen.
He formerly played professionally for FC Oss, Helmond Sport, SC Cambuur and Northampton Town.

Career
Early Career in Netherlands
Born in Eindhoven, Netherlands, van Veen started out playing football at PSV. He spent six years at the academy before moving to Helmond Sport in 2005. He was promoted to the first team in 2010. He went on to make six appearances for Helmond Sport before moving to Dijkse Boys,

At some point of his career, van Veen took other jobs, such as plasterer, working for a friend's company and sometimes going out on jobs prior to attending training. van Veen also played for UDI '19 and JVC Cuijk.

FC Oss
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 2014 and 30 August 2014 against VVV-Venlo and De Graafschap and the second one came when he scored three goals in three games between 3 October 2014 and 26 October 2014 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 2014. 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.

Scunthorpe United
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 2015, with van Veen signing a three-and-a half year deal for an undisclosed fee.

van Veen made his Scunthorpe United debut, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 1-0 loss against Oldham Athletic on 7 February 2015. 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."