Katja Snoeijs

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Katja Snoeijs
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Bordeaux
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– Bordeaux 35 (17)
National team‡
2019 Netherlands U23 2 (2)
2019– Netherlands 13 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 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 French Division 1 Féminine club Girondins de Bordeaux and the Netherlands national team.[1]

Club career[]

SC Telstar, 2015–18[]

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, 2018–20[]

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, 2020–[]

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]

International career[]

Snoeijs is a former Dutch youth international and has represented under-23 team in past.[12]

After several call-ups, Snoeijs made her senior team debut on 8 November 2019 in an 8–0 win against Turkey.[13][14] She scored her first international goal on 23 October 2020 in a 7–0 win against Estonia.[15]

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
G C Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 23 October 2020 Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands  Estonia 7–0 7–0 2022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
2 4 27 October 2020 Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo  Kosovo 2–0 6–0
3 4–0
4 6–0
5 6 1 December 2020 Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, Netherlands  Kosovo 1–0 6–0
6 4–0
7 6–0
8 12 19 February 2022 Stade Océane, Le Havre, France  Finland 2–0 3–0 2022 Tournoi de France
9 3–0

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. ^ "Katja Snoeijs - Jeugd vrouwen onder 23". Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Snoeijs vervangt Van der Gragt bij OranjeLeeuwinnen". Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Turkey vs. Netherlands - 8 November 2019 - Soccerway". Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  15. ^ "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

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