Mats_Knoester
Mats Knoester
Dutch footballer
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-11-19) 19 November 1998 (age 25) | ||
| 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) | 9 | (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 17 April 2024 | |||
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]
- 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 | 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 | ||
Ferencváros
- Mats Knoester at WorldFootball.net
- "Heracles pikt 'talentvolle verdediger' op bij Feyenoord: 'Veel zin in'". Voetbalzone. 17 January 2019.
- "Heracles vs. Ajax - 9 February 2019". Soccerway.
- "WE HAVE SIGNED A DUTCH YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM DEFENDER". Ferencváros. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- nemzetisport.hu (5 May 2023). "NB I: a Ferencváros megszerezte 34. bajnoki címét - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- "NY MAND: MATS PÅ PLADS". Ferencváros. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- Mats Knoester at AGF (in Danish)
- Mats Knoester at Danish Superliga (in Danish)
- Mats Knoester at Soccerway
- OnsOranje U16 Profile
- OnsOranje U17 Profile
- Onsoranje U19 Profile
- Feyenoord Academy Profile
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