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Head injury (Jan 31)Expected return: Early April 2026
Height
5
Shirt
27 years
Nov 19, 1998
Left
Preferred foot
Netherlands
Country
€690.8K
Transfer value
May 31, 2029
Contract end
Position
Primary
Center-back
CB

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches66%Shot attempts26%Goals0%
Chances created31%Aerial duels won85%Defensive contributions81%
Transfer value: €690.8K
Highest: €2.8M(Nov 30, 2022)
€2.8M
€2.1M
€1.4M
€710K
€0

Premiership 2025/2026

0
Goals
0
Assists
23
Started
23
Matches
1,970
Minutes played
6.97
Rating
6
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Jan 31

Kilmarnock
L3-0
35
0
0
0
0
6.1

Jan 24

Livingston
W6-2
90
0
0
1
0
7.3

Jan 11

Rangers
L0-2
90
0
0
1
0
6.9

Jan 6

Rangers
L2-0
90
0
0
1
0
6.9

Jan 3

Falkirk
L1-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.3

Dec 30, 2025

Hibernian
L2-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.5

Dec 27, 2025

Dundee United
D1-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.4

Dec 21, 2025

Celtic
L3-1
90
0
0
0
0
5.8

Dec 18, 2025

Sparta Prague
L3-0
65
0
0
0
0
6.4

Dec 14, 2025

Kilmarnock
W2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.3
Aberdeen

Jan 31

Premiership
Kilmarnock
3-0
35‎’‎
6.1

Jan 24

Premiership
Livingston
6-2
90‎’‎
7.3

Jan 11

Premiership
Rangers
0-2
90‎’‎
6.9

Jan 6

Premiership
Rangers
2-0
90‎’‎
6.9

Jan 3

Premiership
Falkirk
1-0
90‎’‎
6.3
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 14%
  • 7Shots
  • 0Goals
  • 0.59xG
6 - 2
Shot typeHeaderSituationFrom cornerResultMiss
0.07xG-xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,970

Shooting

Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.61
xG on target (xGOT)
0.16
Non-penalty xG
0.61
Shots
7
Shots on target
1
Headed shots
6

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.80
Successful passes
986
Successful passes %
83.3%
Accurate long balls
61
Accurate long balls %
35.5%
Chances created
3
Successful crosses
4
Successful crosses %
33.3%

Possession

Successful dribbles
6
Successful dribbles %
60.0%
Duels won
144
Duels won %
53.7%
Aerial duels won
84
Aerial duels won %
50.6%
Touches
1,578
Touches in opposition box
21
Dispossessed
6
Fouls won
22

Defending

Defensive contributions
233
Tackles
34
Interceptions
27
Blocked shots
21
Fouls committed
32
Penalties conceded
1
Recoveries
92
Possession won final 3rd
2
Dribbled past
2
Clearances
151
Clean sheets
6
Goals conceded while on pitch
28
xG against while on pitch
31.80

Discipline

Yellow cards
6
Red cards
0

News

About

Mats Knoester is a 27-year-old football player who plays as a center back for Aberdeen, born on November 19, 1998, who is left-footed. Follow Mats Knoester on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premiership season, Mats Knoester has recorded 0 goals, 0 assists, 1,970 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.97, 6 yellow cards.

Mats Knoester's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Mats Knoester's next match is on April 4, 2026 when Aberdeen face St. Mirren in the Premiership.

Explore Mats Knoester's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Mats Knoester's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Mats Knoester currently plays for Aberdeen alongside Elvis Bwomono, Dimitar Mitov, Nicky Devlin, Mitchel Frame, Graeme Shinnie, Dennis Geiger, Nicolas Milanovic, Nicholas Suman, Kenan Bilalovic, Kevin Nisbet, Stuart Armstrong, Ante Palaversa, Toyosi Olusanya, Gavin Molloy, Jack Milne, Liam Morrison, Kristers Tobers, Lyall Cameron, Tom McIntyre, Marko Lazetic, Alexander Jensen, Kjartan Kjartansson, Afeez Aremu, Dylan Lobban, Rodrigo Vitols, Emmanuel Gyamfi, Topi Keskinen, and Per Kristian Bråtveit. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Mats Knoester's career has also included time at Ferencvaros, AGF, Heracles, and Feyenoord.

On the international stage, Mats Knoester has represented Netherlands U21 and Netherlands U17.

Mats Knoester is from Netherlands, and the national teams include Jurriën Timber, Bart Verbruggen, Lutsharel Geertruida, Jan Paul van Hecke, Virgil van Dijk, Nathan Aké, Stefan de Vrij, Xavi Simons, Ryan Gravenberch, Wout Weghorst, Luciano Valente, Memphis Depay, Cody Gakpo, Jeremie Frimpong, Justin Bijlow, Tijjani Reijnders, Micky van de Ven, Jerdy Schouten, Noa Lang, Donyell Malen, Brian Brobbey, Teun Koopmeiners, Kees Smit, Denzel Dumfries, Mark Flekken, Jorrel Hato, Quinten Timber, Lieske Carleer, Lize Kop, Lynn Wilms, Caitlin Dijkstra, Veerle Buurman, Marisa Olislagers, Nina Nijstad, Lineth Beerensteyn, Wieke Kaptein, Vivianne Miedema, Daniëlle van de Donk, Jill Roord, Esmee Brugts, Chasity Grant, Janou Levels, Jackie Groenen, Ella Peddemors, Daphne van Domselaar, Victoria Pelova, Kerstin Casparij, Romée Leuchter, Dominique Janssen, Damaris Egurrola, Ilse van der Zanden, and Daniëlle de Jong. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Mats Knoester has won 2 titles: NB I (2022/2023) with Ferencvaros and Jeugdcup U19 (2017/2018) with Feyenoord U19.

Mats Knoester has competed in Premiership, Conference League, Champions League Qualification qualification, Europa League Qualification qualification, Superligaen, NB I, Europa League, and Eredivisie. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Mats Knoester, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Mats Knoester to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches66%Shot attempts26%Goals0%
Chances created31%Aerial duels won85%Defensive contributions81%

Career

Senior career

Aberdeen (Free transfer)Feb 2025 - now
49
0
4
0
18
0
46
0
92
2

Youth career

2
0

National team

6
0
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Ferencvaros

Hungary
1
NB I(22/23)

Feyenoord U19

Netherlands
1
Jeugdcup U19(17/18)

News

About

Mats Knoester is a 27-year-old football player who plays as a center back for Aberdeen, born on November 19, 1998, who is left-footed. Follow Mats Knoester on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premiership season, Mats Knoester has recorded 0 goals, 0 assists, 1,970 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.97, 6 yellow cards.

Mats Knoester's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Mats Knoester's next match is on April 4, 2026 when Aberdeen face St. Mirren in the Premiership.

Explore Mats Knoester's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Mats Knoester's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Mats Knoester currently plays for Aberdeen alongside Elvis Bwomono, Dimitar Mitov, Nicky Devlin, Mitchel Frame, Graeme Shinnie, Dennis Geiger, Nicolas Milanovic, Nicholas Suman, Kenan Bilalovic, Kevin Nisbet, Stuart Armstrong, Ante Palaversa, Toyosi Olusanya, Gavin Molloy, Jack Milne, Liam Morrison, Kristers Tobers, Lyall Cameron, Tom McIntyre, Marko Lazetic, Alexander Jensen, Kjartan Kjartansson, Afeez Aremu, Dylan Lobban, Rodrigo Vitols, Emmanuel Gyamfi, Topi Keskinen, and Per Kristian Bråtveit. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Mats Knoester's career has also included time at Ferencvaros, AGF, Heracles, and Feyenoord.

On the international stage, Mats Knoester has represented Netherlands U21 and Netherlands U17.

Mats Knoester is from Netherlands, and the national teams include Jurriën Timber, Bart Verbruggen, Lutsharel Geertruida, Jan Paul van Hecke, Virgil van Dijk, Nathan Aké, Stefan de Vrij, Xavi Simons, Ryan Gravenberch, Wout Weghorst, Luciano Valente, Memphis Depay, Cody Gakpo, Jeremie Frimpong, Justin Bijlow, Tijjani Reijnders, Micky van de Ven, Jerdy Schouten, Noa Lang, Donyell Malen, Brian Brobbey, Teun Koopmeiners, Kees Smit, Denzel Dumfries, Mark Flekken, Jorrel Hato, Quinten Timber, Lieske Carleer, Lize Kop, Lynn Wilms, Caitlin Dijkstra, Veerle Buurman, Marisa Olislagers, Nina Nijstad, Lineth Beerensteyn, Wieke Kaptein, Vivianne Miedema, Daniëlle van de Donk, Jill Roord, Esmee Brugts, Chasity Grant, Janou Levels, Jackie Groenen, Ella Peddemors, Daphne van Domselaar, Victoria Pelova, Kerstin Casparij, Romée Leuchter, Dominique Janssen, Damaris Egurrola, Ilse van der Zanden, and Daniëlle de Jong. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Mats Knoester has won 2 titles: NB I (2022/2023) with Ferencvaros and Jeugdcup U19 (2017/2018) with Feyenoord U19.

Mats Knoester has competed in Premiership, Conference League, Champions League Qualification qualification, Europa League Qualification qualification, Superligaen, NB I, Europa League, and Eredivisie. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Mats Knoester, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Mats Knoester to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.