Mats Knoester
Aberdeen

Mats Knoester

Mats Knoester of Aberdeen was born in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands on 19 November 1998 (age 26).

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.

This player profile is regularly updated with new stats and analysis throughout the season. Last updated 24 May 2025. Send feedback

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Central Defender
Primary Position
Defender
Position
Mats Knoester
CD
1.86m (6ft 1in)
Height
5
Squad Number
77kg (12st 1lb)
Weight
19 November 1998 (age 26)
Date of Birth
Alphen aan den Rijn
Birthplace
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Country of Birth
Aberdeen
Team
£498k (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value
31 May 2027 (1y 13m)
Contract Expires

Season stats

Team
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Premiership 2024 - 2025
Games
13
Starting
13
Substitute
-
Unused
25
Utilisation
34%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Scottish Cup 2024 - 2025
Games
4
Starting
4
Substitute
-
Unused
1
Utilisation
80%
Goals
-
Yellows
2
Reds
-

Career stats

Team
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Season 2024 - 2025
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
13
Goals
-
Team
AGF Aarhus
AGF Aarhus
Season 2023 - 2024
Country
Denmark 🇩🇰
Games
14
Goals
-
Team
Ferencvaros
Ferencvaros
Season 2023 - 2024
Country
Hungary 🇭🇺
Games
2
Goals
-
Team
Ferencvaros
Ferencvaros
Season 2022 - 2023
Country
Hungary 🇭🇺
Games
27
Goals
-
Team
Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo
Season 2021 - 2022
Country
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Games
31
Goals
-
Team
Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo
Season 2020 - 2021
Country
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Games
27
Goals
2
Team
Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo
Season 2019 - 2020
Country
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Games
25
Goals
-
Team
Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo
Season 2018 - 2019
Country
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Games
3
Goals
-

Transfers

Team
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
31 January 2025
From
Ferencvaros
Ferencvaros
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Ferencvaros
Ferencvaros
1 July 2024
From
AGF Aarhus
AGF Aarhus
Type
Returned from loan
Team
AGF Aarhus
AGF Aarhus
1 September 2023
From
Ferencvaros
Ferencvaros
Type
Loan
Team
Ferencvaros
Ferencvaros
1 July 2022
From
Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo
17 January 2019
From
Feyenoord
Feyenoord
Type
Undisclosed
Team
Feyenoord
Feyenoord
1 July 2014
Type
Trainee

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