Kevin van Veen (born 1 June 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Groningen.

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.

After being released by Scunthorpe at the end of 2020–21 season, van Veen joined Scottish Premiership side Motherwell.

[2] 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.

[9] 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.

[17] 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.

[20] 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.

[40] Despite this, van Veen continued to remain in the first team for the rest of the 2016–17 season, in which he scored two more goals against Charlton Athletic[41] and Coventry City.

[43] Although he made forty–two appearances and scoring twelve times in all competitions, van Veen played an important role at the club this season for "his more than capable of providing an attacking threat from the position".

[47] On 7 February, van Veen made his SC Cambuur debut, where he started the whole game, in a 2–0 loss against Groningen.

On 30 January 2018, van Veen signed for fellow League One side Northampton Town on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

[66] Despite losing the game, former Scotland internationals Steven Naismith and Chris Iwelumo praised van Veen's performance.

[68] After the game, van Veen claimed the Aberdeen defenders – specifically Declan Gallagher and David Bates, punched him in the ribs in an attempt to provoke a reaction.

[69] Van Veen claimed there were similar actions in Motherwell's 2–0 victory over Aberdeen earlier in the year – suggesting Scott Brown tried provoking him to get him sent off.

[72] van Veen has scored 25 goals, from 40 appearances, in all competitions, including hattricks against Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Ross County.

[76] He also equaled the consecutive scoring record of modern era Scottish football held by Mark Viduka and Marco Negri.

[81][82][83] In June 2023 it was announced that Van Veen would return to the Netherlands and join FC Groningen, relegated from the Eredivisie to Eerste Divisie, for the 2023–24 season.