Mats Knoester, a lad born on the 19th of November in 1998 (aged 26) in the Netherlands, earns his crust as a central defender for Aberdeen. The lad stands 6ft 1in (1.86m) tall and pulls the scales to 12st 1lb (77kg). You'll ook him wearing the number 5 jersey when he's on the pitch.
At present, Knoester's market value hovers around the £510K mark, according to Transfermarkt. His contract with Aberdeen is set to run out as the sun sets on the 31st of May in 2027, over a span of 2 years and 1 month remaining.
In July 2014, Knoester joined Feyenoord in the Eredivisie in his home country as a trainee. In a twist of fate, Knoester transferred from Feyenoord to Heracles Almelo, also in the Eredivisie, in January 2019 for an undisclosed fee. During his debut season (2018 - 2019) at Heracles Almelo, he made three appearances in league matches.
Over the course of the next season (2019 - 2020) at Heracles, he was seen out on the field a strong 25 times. The year after that, he not only made 27 appearances but also managed to slot in two lovely goals. In the 2021 - 2022 season at Heracles Almelo, he made 31 appearances.
Knoester then jumped ship and transferred to Ferencvaros, playing in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I league of Hungary in July 2022. He made a good show of it, making 27 appearances in his first season (2022 - 2023) and two in the next (2023 - 2024).
A curious move came in September 2023 when Knoester was sent out on loan to AGF Aarhus in the Superliga in Denmark, playing 14 games for them. He returned to his parent club Fercencvaros in Hungary, and once again turned out for them 27 times in 2022 - 2023 and twice in the 2023 - 2024 season.
In January 2025, Knoester made a grand move to the Scottish Premiership, landing at the ever-ambitious Aberdeen club. He’s appeared 13 times for the club in the current 2024 - 2025 season.
Also worth noting, the lad has participated in the Scottish Cup 2024 - 2025 season for Aberdeen, kicking off in four matches.
