Katja Snoeijs (born 31 August 1996) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a striker for the

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club Everton and the Netherlands national team.

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

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. She scored her first goal on 7 November 2015 in a 4–1 defeat against

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. After finishing as the league's top scorer for two consecutive seasons, Snoeijs joined PSV in July 2018.

PSV

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

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(formerly SC Telstar) lifting PSV to a 5–0 win. A week later, she scored another brace in a 5–0 win against

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. Snoeijs was the second highest goalscorer in the league — just one goal behind

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of FC Twente. During the 2019–20 season, Snoeijs scored 13 goals in 12 matches before the season was suspended due to the

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. Snoeijs' 13 goals ranked second in the league.

Bordeaux

On 22 June 2020, French club

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announced the signing of Snoeijs on a two-year contract. She made her debut for club on 2 August 2020 against

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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.

Everton

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

International career

Snoeijs is a former Dutch youth international and has represented under-23 team in past. After several call-ups, Snoeijs made her senior team debut on 8 November 2019 in an 8–0 win against

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. She scored her first international goal on 23 October 2020 in a 7–0 win against

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. Snoeijs scored her first international hat-trick for the Netherlands on 27 October 2020 in a 6–0 win over

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in a

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game. On 1 December 2020 Snoeijs scored her second international hat-trick again it was in a 6-0 win over

in a

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qualifying game.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Snoeijs goal.''

Honours

Individual

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top scorer: 2016–17, 2017–18

References

External links

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Senior national team profile
at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
Under-23 national team profile
at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Snoeijs, Katja 1996 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Women's association football forwards Dutch women's footballers Netherlands women's international footballers Eredivisie (women) players Division 1 Féminine players Telstar (women's football club) players PSV (women) players FC Girondins de Bordeaux (women) players Everton F.C. (women) players Dutch expatriate women's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in France Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate women's footballers in France Expatriate women's footballers in England