Mats Knoester, hailing from the Netherlands and born on the 19th of November in 1998 (making him 27 years of age), plays predominantly as a central defender for Aberdeen Football Club. This sturdy Dutchman stands tall at 6ft 1in (or 1.86m for those with a preference for the metric system) and weighs in at a trim 12st 1lb (or 77kg). He is usually seen sporting the number 5 jersey.
Knoester's current market value lies somewhere in the region of £510k, taken from data provided by Transfermarkt. His commitment to Aberdeen appears to be solid, with a contract that runs for a further three years and six months, set to conclude on the 31st of May, 2029.
Tracing his football journey back to July 2014, Knoester began his career as a trainee with Feyenoord in the Eredivisie, the highest echelon of football in the Netherlands. By January 2019, he completed a transfer to fellow Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo for a fee that has frustratingly been kept undisclosed. His time at Heracles was marked by steady progression, with his league appearances incrementally rising from a mere three in his debut season to a noteworthy 31 in the 2021 - 2022 season.
In July 2022, Knoester hopped from Heracles Almelo in the Netherlands to Ferencvaros in Hungary's Nemzeti Bajnokság I. But his first team opportunities there were limited, comprising of 29 appearances across two seasons, which led to a loan move to AGF Aarhus in Denmark's Superliga in September 2023. There, he made 14 appearances in the 2023 - 2024 season.
Upon the termination of his loan stint with AGF Aarhus in July 2024, Knoester returned to Ferencvaros. However, his time was short-lived, as he made his move to Aberdeen in the Premiership in Scotland come January 2025. So far, within his debut and the ongoing 2025 - 2026 season, he has featured in 28 league matches for the Scottish side. Furthermore, he has also played in the League Cup, Europa League Qualifiers and the Conference League for Aberdeen in the 2025 - 2026 campaign.
