en Mats Knoester

Mats Knoester
Personal information
Date of birth	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
2019–2022	Heracles Almelo
2022–	Ferencváros
2023–2024	→ AGF (loan)
International career
2013	Netherlands U15
2013–2014	Netherlands U16
2014–2015	Netherlands U17
2015–2016	Netherlands U18
2016	Netherlands U19
	*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.^[1]

Club career

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]

Career statistics

As of 18 June 2023

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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