Youth career Born in
Amsterdam, Netherlands, Snijders started his career at local amateur club
JOS Watergraafsmeer. He moved to
FC Abcoude as a youngster, an amateur club known for developing top class players like
Edson Braafheid,
Jeffrey Sarpong and
Serginho Greene. Snijders was discovered by
AZ, and joined their youth academy. Because of a conflict with
Michel Doesburg, Snijders decided to leave for
Vitesse's youth department, Vitesse/AGOVV. After a short time, he was promoted to the reserve squad. In 2008, he was picked for Vitesse's first team together with fellow team-mates
Ricky van Wolfswinkel,
Nicky Kuiper and
Alexander Büttner.
Vitesse During the
2008–09 Eredivisie campaign, Snijders primarily played for
Vitesse's reserve team. However, in early 2009, the first team's coach,
Theo Bos, selected him to play for the main squad. Snijders made his professional debut on 25 January 2009, in a derby against
NEC, replacing
Mads Junker in the 87th minute of the game, which ended in a 0–0 draw. On 9 March 2009, Snijders extended his expiring contract with Vitesse until 2011. In 2010, Snijders was loaned out to
FC Omniworld in the
second division. During his stint with Omniworld, Snijders scored three goals in 11 appearances.
Willem II In January 2012, Snijders was loaned out to
Willem II. After the end of the 2011–12 season, he turned his loan switch into a permanent deal. However, he was released after one season, having played 23 matches in which he scored twice.
Dordrecht In November 2013, Snijders signed a deal with
Eerste Divisie side
FC Dordrecht until the end of the season.
FC Oss On 1 September 2014, Snijders signed a one-year deal with
Eerste Divisie side
FC Oss until the end of the season.
Notts County In July 2015, Snijders signed for
League Two side
Notts County on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract. He scored in the League Cup against
Aston Villa.
Later career On 21 November 2017, Snijder signed for
DVS '33 in the
Derde Divisie. He left there in March 2018 and moved to
DHSC in
Utrecht. In May 2020, he decided to return to the club where he had started his youth career:
FC Abcoude, in the capacity as both a player and assistant coach. He announced his definitive retirement from football in March 2023 to become technical manager of FC Abcoude. ==International==