Katja Snoeijs

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.

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 Twente. She scored her first goal on 7 November 2015 in a 4–1 defeat against Ajax. 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 VV Alkmaar, lifting PSV to a 5–0 win. A week later, she scored another brace in a 5–0 win against SC Heerenveen. Snoeijs was in goals in the Eredivisie, just one goal behind Joëlle Smits of Twente.

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.

Bordeaux

On 22 June 2020, French club Bordeaux signed Snoeijs on a two-year contract. 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.

Everton

On 18 July 2022, Snoeijs joined English club Everton on a deal lasting until June 2024. She scored her first goal for the club in the 8th minute of the 3-0 victory over Tottenham on 14 December 2022. She scored a brace in the 3-0 victory over Aston Villa in the 2023–24 FA Cup.

Snoeijs signed a two-year contract extension with Everton on 25 May 2024.

International career

Snoeijs is a former Dutch youth international and represented under-23 team.

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

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. 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.

On 31 May 2023, she was named to provisional squad for the 2023 World Cup. She scored one goal in the tournament against Vietnam. The Netherlands advanced to the quarter-finals before being knocked out in overtime by eventual champions Spain.