Mark Werner Snijders (born 12 March 1972) is a Dutch former footballer. He spent eight years with AZ Alkmaar and then three years playing in the Football League with Port Vale.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Werner Snijders[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Alkmaar, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1985 | Alkmaarsche boys | ||
| 1985–1987 | AFC '34 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1997 | AZ Alkmaar | 172 | (4) |
| 1997–2000 | Port Vale | 55 | (2) |
| Total | 227 | (6) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Snijders left his home town club AZ Alkmaar for English First Division club Port Vale following a successful trial in the summer of 1997, leaving behind a newly signed contract with AZ.[3] He was one of a number of John Rudge's Dutch signings. He made his Vale debut in a 2–1 win over Stockport County at Vale Park on 9 September 1997. He scored his first goal for the club eighteen days later, in a 2–0 home win over Queens Park Rangers. In all he made 25 appearances that season, picking up his second goal in a 3–2 win over Manchester City at Maine Road. His classy play and skilful reading of the game impressed the Vale faithful.[4]
In 1998–99 the club were battling against relegation, Snijders played five games in August, but fell out of the first-team and only made a total of twelve appearances. He had suffered with injuries and a loss of form.[4] The 1999–2000 season saw Vale suffer relegation and the departure of Rudge. Snijders was a semi-regular under both Rudge and his replacement Brian Horton, playing 22 games that season. He was sent off at the Alexandra Stadium, in a 2–1 defeat to near rivals Crewe Alexandra on 7 March. He was released by the club at the end of the season and joined his old amateur side AFC '34, back in the Netherlands.[4]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AZ Alkmaar | 1989–90 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990–91 | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1991–92 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 1992–93 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 1993–94 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 1994–95 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 1995–96 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1996–97 | Eredivisie | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| Total | 172 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 4 | ||
| Port Vale | 1997–98 | First Division | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| 1998–99 | First Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1999–2000 | First Division | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 227 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 247 | 6 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Mark Snijders". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "FootballSquads - Port Vale - 1999/00". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Snijders: Potteries Folk so Friendly". onevalefan.co.uk. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mark Snijders". dutchplayers.nl. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ Mark Snijders at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Mark Snijders at Soccerbase
