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]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 26) | ||
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 | 5 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Netherlands U23 | 2 | (2) |
2019– | Netherlands | 14 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022 |
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]
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]
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]
On 18 July 2022, Snoeijs joined English club Everton on a permanent deal until June 2024.[12]
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.
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 5 | 7 | |
2021 | 5 | 0 | |
2022 | 3 | 2 | |
Total | 14 | 9 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 23 October 2020 | Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands | ![]() | 7–0 | 7–0 | 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
2 | 27 October 2020 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 Tournoi de France |
9 | 3–0 |
Everton F.C. (women) – current squad | |
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