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Dutch footballer (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Katja Snoeijs[1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 August 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team 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 | 40 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Netherlands U23 | 2 | (2) |
2019– | Netherlands | 32 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024 |
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.[3] She scored her first goal on 7 November 2015 in a 4–1 defeat against Ajax.[4] After finishing as the league's top scorer for two consecutive seasons, Snoeijs joined PSV in July 2018.[5]
During the 2018–19 season, Snoeijs scored 20 goals in 24 matches for PSV, leading the club to a first-place finish.[2] Her first goals for the team were a brace against her former team VV Alkmaar, lifting PSV to a 5–0 win.[6] A week later, she scored another brace in a 5–0 win against SC Heerenveen.[7] Snoeijs was in goals in the Eredivisie, just one goal behind Joëlle Smits of Twente.[8]
During the 2019–20 season, Snoeijs scored 13 goals in 12 matches before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Snoeijs' 13 goals ranked second in the league.[9]
On 22 June 2020, French club Bordeaux signed Snoeijs on a two-year contract.[10][11] She debuted for the club on 2 August 2020 against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the semi-final of 2019–2020 Coupe de France. She scored a goal in the first half, but PSG answered with two goals in second half, thus advancing to the tournament final.[12]
On 18 July 2022, Snoeijs joined English club Everton on a deal lasting until June 2024.[13] She scored her first goal for the club in the 8th minute of the 3-0 victory over Tottenham on 14 December 2022.[14] She scored a brace in the 3-0 victory over Aston Villa in the 2023–24 FA Cup.[15]
Snoeijs re-signed with Everton for another two-year contract on 25 May 2024.[16]
Snoeijs is a former Dutch youth international and represented under-23 team.[17]
After several call-ups, Snoeijs made her senior team debut on 8 November 2019 in an 8–0 win against Turkey.[18][19] She scored her first international goal on 23 October 2020 in a 7–0 win against Estonia.[20]
Snoeijs scored her first international hat trick for the Netherlands on 27 October 2020 in a 6–0 win over Kosovo in a Euro 2022 qualifying game.[21] On 1 December 2020, Snoeijs scored her second international hat trick, again in a 6–0 win over Kosovo in a Euro 2022 qualifying game.[22]
On 31 May 2023, she was named to provisional squad for the 2023 World Cup.[23] She scored one goal in the tournament against Vietnam.[24] The Netherlands advanced to the quarter-finals before being knocked out in overtime by eventual champions Spain.[25]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 5 | 7 | |
2021 | 5 | 0 | |
2022 | 3 | 2 | |
2023 | 10 | 2 | |
2024 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 32 | 11 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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 | |||||
10 | 2 July 2023 | Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade, Netherlands | Belgium | 5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
11 | 1 August 2023 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand | Vietnam | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
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