Mats Knoester
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2019 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Heracles Almelo | 88 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Ferencváros | 29 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → AGF (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | Aberdeen | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Netherlands U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Netherlands U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2016 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2025 | |||
Mats Knoester (born 19 November 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.[1]
Knoester joined the Feyenoord youth academy and developed there for 14 years, before transferring to Heracles on 17 January 2019.[2] Knoester made his professional debut with Heracles in a 1–0 Eredivisie win over Ajax on 9 February 2019.[3]
On 26 May 2022, Knoester signed with Ferencváros in Hungary.[4] On 5 May 2023, he won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Ferencváros, after Kecskemét lost 1–0 to Honvéd at the Bozsik Aréna on the 30th matchday.[5][6]
On 1 September 2023, Knoester joined AGF in Denmark on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option.[7]
On 3 February 2025, Knoester joined Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen after his contract expired with Ferencváros.[8] In May, he won the Scottish Cup and was given the Man of the Match award, stating it was the best moment of his career to date.[9] In June, he signed a long-term contract lasting until at least 2029.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 18 June 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heracles Almelo | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 88 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 92 | 2 | ||||
| Ferencváros | 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |
| Career total | 115 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 2 | ||
