Ferne Snoyl

Ferne Dean Snoyl (born 8 March 1985) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Ferne Snoyl
Personal information
Full name Ferne Dean Snoyl[1]
Date of birth (1985-03-08) 8 March 1985
Place of birth Leidschendam, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
DWO Zoetermeer
Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Feyenoord 15 (0)
2004–2005 → Den Bosch (loan) 25 (0)
2006 → Aberdeen (loan) 12 (1)
2006–2007 NEC 29 (2)
2007–2009 RKC Waalwijk 39 (6)
2009–2011 NAC Breda 14 (1)
2011 Újpest 2 (0)
Total 136 (10)
International career
1999 Netherlands U15 1 (0)
2001–2002 Netherlands U17 13 (2)
2005–2006 Netherlands Olympic 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Snoyl started his professional career with Feyenoord, where he was considered a talented player but with disciplinary issues.[3][4] He made his professional debut on 25 September 2003, starting in a 2–1 home win against FC Kärnten in the UEFA Cup.[5][6] He was sent on loan to FC Den Bosch in the 2004–05 season to mature.[7] He returned to Feyenoord after the season, but lost out to Pascal Bosschaart to become the starter at left-back.[8] As a result, he was sent on a six-month loan to Scottish club Aberdeen in January 2006.[9]

After his loan ended, Snoyl signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie club NEC on 7 July 2006, reuniting him with former Feyenoord assistant coach, Mario Been.[10] After the first game of the 2007–08 season, Snoyl was axed from the squad by Been as he was deemed overweight.[11] As a result, NEC hired a dietician.[12] Snoyl regained fitness, and was eventually included in the first team again after a week. After several legal issues in October 2007,[13] NEC announced on 7 November that Snoyl's contract had been terminated.[14][15]

On 27 November 2007, Snoyl joined Eerste Divisie club RKC Waalwijk on a six-month contract, with an option for an additional year.[16] He made his debut for the club on 11 January 2008, coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute for Savvas Exouzidis in a 7–2 league win over Go Ahead Eagles.[17] His first start came four days later in a KNVB Cup match against HFC Haarlem, which saw RKC lose on penalties.[18][19] On 29 April, the option in his contract was triggered and thus extended until 2009.[20]

Despite a successful stint with RKC, Snoyl chose not to extend his contract with the club, and instead signed a two-year deal with NAC Breda on 13 July 2009, where he was the intended successor of Patrick Mtiliga, who had moved to Málaga.[21] Again, he struggled with overweight and was demoted from the first team on 2 April 2010.[22] He left the club as his contract expired in 2011. NAC supporters had tauntingly held up a banner in his final game for the club referring to his overweight and chanted "Big Mac Snoyl".[23][24]

A free agent, Snoyl had a successful trial with Hungarian club Újpest in September 2011,[25] and he signed a deal for the remainder of the 2011–12 season on 7 November.[26] He left the club on 12 January 2012,[27] and subsequently retired from professional football as a 27-year-old.[28]

International career

Snoyl has been capped for various national youth teams, and participated in the 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship and 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[29]

On 20 February 2008, Snoyl was found guilty of assaulting his then-girlfriend 18 October 2007.[13] He was sentenced to 50 hours of community service.[30]

On 21 February 2022, Snoyl was named as a suspect in a major case involving drug distribution and trafficking, and had been charged by the Public Prosecution Service.[31][32]

Personal life

Outside of football, Snoyl is a qualified tattoo artist and owns his own tattoo studio in The Hague.[28] Customers include Wout Weghorst, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Quincy Promes.[33]

References
  1. Ferne Snoyl at Soccerway
  2. "Ferne Snoyl – Profiel". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. "Ferne Snoyl, toptalent met gebruiksaanwijzing". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 9 November 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. "Feyenoord zet jeugdspeler uit A-selectie". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 16 January 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  5. "Feyenoord – FC Kärnten 2:1 (Europa League 2003/2004, 1. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  6. "FERNE SNOYL: 'MIJN MENTALITEIT IS ERG VERANDERD'". Feyenoord (in Dutch). 10 October 2003. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  7. "Snoyl van Feyenoord naar FC Den Bosch". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 10 August 2004. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  8. "Ferne Snoyl op huurbasis naar Aberdeen". Trouw (in Dutch). 30 January 2006.
  9. "Ferne Snoyl naar Aberdeen". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 30 January 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  10. "FERNE SNOYL NAAR NEC NIJMEGEN". Feyenoord (in Dutch). 7 July 2006. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  11. "Ferne Snoyl heeft portie wel gehad". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 22 September 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  12. "NEC schakelt diëtiste in voor te zware Snoyl". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 22 August 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  13. "Ferne Snoyl opgepakt". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 27 October 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  14. "NEC zet Ferne Snoyl voorlopig op non-actief". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 30 October 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  15. "Ferne Snoyl en NEC per direct uit elkaar". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 7 November 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  16. "RKC Waalwijk geeft Ferne Snoyl nieuwe kans". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 27 November 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  17. "RKC Waalwijk – Go Ahead Eagles 7:2 (Eerste Divisie 2007/2008, 23. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  18. "Haarlem loot Heracles Almelo". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 17 January 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  19. "RKC Waalwijk – HFC Haarlem 3:5 (KNVB beker 2007/2008, Round of 16)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  20. "RKC Waalwijk behoudt linksback Ferne Snoyl". Trouw (in Dutch). 29 April 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  21. "Verdediger Ferne Snoyl naar NAC Breda". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 13 July 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  22. "'Te dikke' Ferne Snoyl verwijderd uit selectie". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 2 April 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  23. "NAC-speler Snoyl weigert afscheid om spandoek". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 30 April 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  24. Heuvel, Dirk van den (30 November 2017). "Ferne Snoyl – Baco & Big Mac". EPISCHE VOETBALLERS (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  25. "Snoyl duikt op in Hongarije bij Ujpest". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 30 September 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  26. "Clubloze Snoyl vindt onderdak in Hongarije". FCUpdate (in Dutch). 7 November 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  27. Kerkdijk, Daniël Cabot (12 January 2012). "Update: Újpest neemt na drie maanden alweer afscheid van Snoyl". Voetbalzone (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  28. Berghe, Roy van den (15 May 2020). "Ferne Snoyl van de zijlijn naar de inktlijn: Ik geniet van mijn huidige leven". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  29. "Nederland O17 – Engeland O17". OnsOranje. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  30. "RKC'er Snoyl krijgt taakstraf voor mishandeling". FCUpdate (in Dutch). 20 February 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  31. Veen, Klaas Jan van der (21 February 2022). "Jarenlange celstraf geëist tegen voormalig Eredivisie-speler". Soccernews (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  32. Mersbergen, Sander van; Boere, Raymond (21 February 2022). "Ex-Feyenoorder (36) verstrikt in groot drugskartel". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  33. Berends, Sander (24 February 2021). "Interview Ferne Snoyl: "Bijna hadden we een tattoo bij Zlatan Ibrahimovic gezet"". ELF Voetbal (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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