Katja Snoeijs

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Katja Snoeijs
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Everton
Number 25
Youth career
Fortuna Wormerveer
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 SC Telstar 45 (28)
2017–2018 VV Alkmaar 25 (25)
2018–2020 PSV 36 (33)
2020–2022 Bordeaux 42 (19)
2022– Everton 4 (0)
National team‡
2019 Netherlands U23 2 (2)
2019– Netherlands 13 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 February 2022

Katja Snoeijs (born 31 August 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Women's Super League club Everton and the Netherlands national team.[1]

Club career

SC Telstar and VV Alkmaar

A youth academy product of Fortuna Wormerveer, Snoeijs made her senior club debut with SC Telstar on 28 August 2015 in a 6–0 loss to Twente.[2] She scored her first goal on 7 November 2015 in a 4–1 defeat against Ajax.[3] After finishing as the league's top scorer for two consecutive seasons, Snoeijs joined PSV in July 2018.[4]

PSV

During the 2018–19 season, Snoeijs scored 20 goals in 24 matches for PSV leading the club to a first-place finish.[1] Her first goals for the team were a brace against her former team AZ Alkmaar (formerly SC Telstar) lifting PSV to a 5–0 win.[5] A week later, she scored another brace in a 5–0 win against SC Heerenveen.[6] Snoeijs was the second highest goalscorer in the league — just one goal behind Joelle Smits of FC Twente.[7]

During the 2019–20 season, Snoeijs scored 13 goals in 12 matches before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Snoeijs' 13 goals ranked second in the league.[8]

Bordeaux

On 22 June 2020, French club Bordeaux announced the signing of Snoeijs on a two-year contract.[9][10] She made her debut for club on 2 August 2020 against Paris Saint-Germain in semi-final of 2019–2020 Coupe de France. Despite her scoring a goal in first half, Paris Saint-Germain managed to pull back two goals in second half and progressed to final of the tournament.[11]

Everton

On 18 July 2022, Snoeijs joined English club Everton on a permanent deal until June 2024.[12]

International career

Snoeijs is a former Dutch youth international and has represented under-23 team in past.[13]

After several call-ups, Snoeijs made her senior team debut on 8 November 2019 in an 8–0 win against Turkey.[14][15] She scored her first international goal on 23 October 2020 in a 7–0 win against Estonia.[16]

Snoeijs scored her first international hat-trick for the Netherlands on 27 October 2020 in a 6–0 win over Kosovo in a UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying game. On 1 December 2020 Snoeijs scored her second international hat-trick again it was in a 6-0 win over Kosovo in a UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying game.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 22 February 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2019 1 0
2020 5 7
2021 5 0
2022 2 2
Total 13 9
Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Snoeijs goal.
List of international goals scored by Katja Snoeijs
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 October 2020 Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands  Estonia 7–0 7–0 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
2 27 October 2020 Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo  Kosovo 2–0 6–0 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
3 4–0
4 6–0
5 1 December 2020 Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, Netherlands  Kosovo 1–0 6–0 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
6 4–0
7 6–0
8 19 February 2022 Stade Océane, Le Havre, France  Finland 2–0 3–0 2022 Tournoi de France
9 3–0

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d Katja Snoeijs at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Twente vs. Alkmaar - 28 August 2015 - Soccerway". Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Ajax vs. Alkmaar - 7 November 2015 - Soccerway". Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Topscorer Katja Snoeijs naar PSV". Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. ^ "VV Alkmaar lose big to PSV". NH Nieuws. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Voetbalsters Heerenveen en PSV boeken ruime zege in Eredivisie". NU. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  7. ^ "2018-19 Vrouwen Eredivisie". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  8. ^ "2019-20 Vrouwen Eredvisie". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Katja Snoeijs est Girondine". Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  10. ^ "86 buts en 106 matches aux Pays-Bas pour Katja Snoeijs, la recrue du FCGB". Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Coupe de France - Le PSG réagit après la pause face à BORDEAUX". Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  12. ^ "SNOEIJS SIGNS FOR EVERTON". 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Katja Snoeijs - Jeugd vrouwen onder 23". Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Snoeijs vervangt Van der Gragt bij OranjeLeeuwinnen". Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Turkey vs. Netherlands - 8 November 2019 - Soccerway". Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Netherlands vs. Estonia - 23 October 2020 - Soccerway". Retrieved 23 October 2020.

Further reading

  • Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 9780803240360
  • Postma, Annemarie (2017), De Oranje leeuwinnen: het Nederlands vrouweneftal, Ambo/Anthos B.V., ISBN 9789026337727
  • Vissers, Willem (2019), Meisjesdromen: van EK-debuut tot WK-finale in tien jaar, Overamstel Uitgevers, ISBN 9789048853489

External links

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