Mats Knoester
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-11-19) 19 November 1998
Place of birth Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
AGF
(on loan from Ferencváros)
Number 3
Youth career
2005–2019 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Heracles Almelo 86 (2)
2022– Ferencváros 29 (0)
2023–AGF (loan) 6 (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 13 December 2023

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
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heracles Almelo 2018–19 Eredivisie 5050
2019–20 25020270
2020–21 27210282
2021–22 31010320
Total 88240922
Ferencváros 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 27020130420
Career total 115260130001342

Honours

Ferencváros

References

  1. Mats Knoester at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Heracles pikt 'talentvolle verdediger' op bij Feyenoord: 'Veel zin in'". Voetbalzone. 17 January 2019.
  3. "Heracles vs. Ajax - 9 February 2019". Soccerway.
  4. "WE HAVE SIGNED A DUTCH YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM DEFENDER". Ferencváros. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  5. nemzetisport.hu (5 May 2023). "NB I: a Ferencváros megszerezte 34. bajnoki címét - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  6. "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  7. "NY MAND: MATS PÅ PLADS". Ferencváros. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.


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