Age: 22
Position: Defender
Hometown: Renton, WA
School: Farleigh Dickinson University
Height: 6-1
Arjun Venkat is a second year player for Ballard FC. Before college, Venkat played for Liberty High School where he received First Team All-County and First Team All-Conference honors in his senior season. He started his collegiate career with Western Oregon University where he played in seven matches as a freshman. Then, Venkat transferred to Oxnard College and played one season of Junior College (Juco). He played in 18 matches and started eight of them for Oxnard while contributing one goal and one assist. Then after a summer of training with Ballard FC, Venkat transferred to Regis University this past fall. He played over 1,300 minutes for the Rangers, playing in 17 matches and making 15 starts while dishing out one assist. Venkat transferred to Fairleigh Dickinson University this fall ahead of the 2025 NCAA season. With him, the Knights won the NEC Regular Season and Tournament Championships to book their ticket to the NCAA Tournament. Venkat still has one more year of collegiate eligibility remaining.
With Ballard FC: After training with Ballard FC in 2024, Venkat had his breakout year with the club in 2025. He played in six matches for Ballard this past summer and made two starts as he played anywhere across the backline for Head Coach James Riley.
