| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-11-19) 19 November 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Ferencváros | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2019 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Heracles Almelo | 88 | (2) |
| 2022– | Ferencváros | 29 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → AGF (loan) | 14 | (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, correct as of 28 May 2024 | |||
Mats Knoester (born 19 November 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Danish Superliga club AGF, on loan from Ferencváros.
Club career
Knoester joined the Feyenoord youth academy and developed there for 14 years, before transferring to Heracles on 17 January 2019. Knoester made his professional debut with Heracles in a 1–0 Eredivisie win over Ajax on 9 February 2019.
On 26 May 2022, Knoester signed with Ferencváros in Hungary.
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.
On 1 September 2023, Knoester joined AGF in Denmark on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option.
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 | ||
Honours
Ferencváros
References
- Mats Knoester at WorldFootball.net
- "Heracles pikt 'talentvolle verdediger' op bij Feyenoord: 'Veel zin in'". Voetbalzone. 17 January 2019.
- "Heracles vs. Ajax - 9 February 2019". Soccerway.
- "WE HAVE SIGNED A DUTCH YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM DEFENDER". Ferencváros. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- nemzetisport.hu (5 May 2023). "NB I: a Ferencváros megszerezte 34. bajnoki címét - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- "NY MAND: MATS PÅ PLADS". Ferencváros. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
External links
- Mats Knoester at AGF (in Danish)
- Mats Knoester at Danish Superliga (in Danish)
- Mats Knoester at Soccerway
- OnsOranje U16 Profile
- OnsOranje U17 Profile
- Onsoranje U19 Profile
- Feyenoord Academy Profile
  | This biographical article related to association football in the Netherlands, about a defender, is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Dutch men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Footballers from Alphen aan den Rijn
- Men's association football central defenders
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Eredivisie players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Heracles Almelo players
- Ferencvárosi TC footballers
- Aarhus Gymnastikforening players
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- Dutch football defender stubs