Katja Snoeijs | |
Full Name: | Katja Snoeijs[1] |
Birth Date: | 1996 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Height: | 1.73m |
Position: | Striker |
Currentclub: | Everton |
Clubnumber: | 25 |
Youthclubs1: | Fortuna Wormerveer |
Years1: | 2015–2017 |
Clubs1: | SC Telstar |
Caps1: | 45 |
Goals1: | 28 |
Years2: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs2: | VV Alkmaar |
Caps2: | 25 |
Goals2: | 25 |
Years3: | 2018–2020 |
Clubs3: | PSV |
Caps3: | 36 |
Goals3: | 33 |
Years4: | 2020–2022 |
Clubs4: | Bordeaux |
Caps4: | 42 |
Goals4: | 19 |
Years5: | 2022– |
Clubs5: | Everton |
Caps5: | 40 |
Goals5: | 10 |
Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U23 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
Nationalteam2: | Netherlands |
Nationalcaps2: | 32 |
Nationalgoals2: | 11 |
Club-Update: | 18 May 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 16 July 2024 |
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.
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. Her first goals for the team were a brace against her former team VV Alkmaar, 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 in goals in the Eredivisie, just one goal behind Joëlle Smits of 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. Snoeijs' 13 goals ranked second in the league.[8]
On 22 June 2020, French club Bordeaux signed Snoeijs on a two-year contract.[9] [10] 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.[11]
On 18 July 2022, Snoeijs joined English club Everton on a deal lasting until June 2024.[12] She scored her first goal for the club in the 8th minute of the 3-0 victory over Tottenham on 14 December 2022.[13] She scored a brace in the 3-0 victory over Aston Villa in the 2023–24 FA Cup.[14]
Snoeijs re-signed with Everton for another two-year contract on 25 May 2024.[15]
Snoeijs is a former Dutch youth international and represented under-23 team.[16]
After several call-ups, Snoeijs made her senior team debut on 8 November 2019 in an 8–0 win against Turkey.[17] [18] She scored her first international goal on 23 October 2020 in a 7–0 win against Estonia.[19]
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.[20] 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.[21]
On 31 May 2023, she was named to provisional squad for the 2023 World Cup.[22] She scored one goal in the tournament against Vietnam.[23] The Netherlands advanced to the quarter-finals before being knocked out in overtime by eventual champions Spain.[24]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Netherlands | 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
2020 | 5 | 7 | ||
2021 | 5 | 0 | ||
2022 | 3 | 2 | ||
2023 | 10 | 2 | ||
2024 | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 32 | 11 |
Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Snoeijs goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||||
10 | 2 July 2023 | Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade, Netherlands | 5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | ||
11 | 1 August 2023 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
Individual