Mats Knoester

Mats Knoester of Aberdeen was born in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands on 19 November 1998 (age 27).

Mats Knoester is a Dutch central defender, born on 19 November 1998 (age 27), now with Aberdeen, where he wears the number 5 shirt. His early career included loan football that gave him senior grounding before he became more settled at Heracles Almelo.

His strongest league return came at Heracles in 2020-2021, when he scored twice in 27 appearances. For a centre-half, that is a useful enough marker of involvement without needing dressed up as anything grander.

At Aberdeen in 2026-2027, Knoester has made four league appearances and one League Cup appearance, giving him five appearances across all competitions. His market value is around £510,000, according to Transfermarkt.

📈 Key stats and insights

Mats Knoester has made 4 Premiership appearances this season (3 starts, 1 as substitute)

Mats Knoester has 1 League Cup appearance in 2026-27

Mats Knoester has received 1 yellow card so far in 2026-27

Mats Knoester moved to Aberdeen on a free transfer in January 2025

Last updated 28 September 2026. Send feedback

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Central Defender
Primary Position: Defender
Position

Mats Knoester

CD

1.86m (6ft 1in)
Height: 5
Squad Number: 77kg (12st 1lb)
Weight: 19 November 1998 (age 27)
Date of Birth: Alphen aan den Rijn
Birthplace: Netherlands 🇳🇱
Country of Birth: Aberdeen
Team: £510,000 (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

📊 Season stats

Team: Aberdeen
Premiership 2026 - 2027
Games: 4
Starting: 3
Substitute: 1
Unused: 3
Utilisation: 57%
Goals: -
Yellows: 1
Reds: -

Team: Aberdeen
League Cup 2026 - 2027
Games: 1
Starting: 1
Substitute: -
Unused: 5
Utilisation: 17%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Mats Knoester has made four Premiership appearances this season – three starts and one as a substitute – and has one League Cup outing; the appearance pattern and a single booking point to a rotational role at centre back for Aberdeen in the early phase of the 2026-27 campaign.

📋 Career stats

Team: Aberdeen
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 4
Goals: -

Team: Aberdeen
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 28
Goals: -

Team: Aberdeen
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 13
Goals: -

Team: AGF Aarhus
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: Denmark 🇩🇰
Games: 14
Goals: -

Team: Ferencvaros
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: Hungary 🇭🇺
Games: 2
Goals: -

Team: Ferencvaros
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: Hungary 🇭🇺
Games: 27
Goals: -

Team: Heracles Almelo
Season 2021 - 2022
Country: Netherlands 🇳🇱
Games: 31
Goals: -

Team: Heracles Almelo
Season 2020 - 2021
Country: Netherlands 🇳🇱
Games: 27
Goals: 2

Team: Heracles Almelo
Season 2019 - 2020
Country: Netherlands 🇳🇱
Games: 25
Goals: -

Team: Heracles Almelo
Season 2018 - 2019
Country: Netherlands 🇳🇱
Games: 3
Goals: -

Mats Knoester is 27, Dutch and a central defender who plays for Aberdeen and carries a €600k market value. His career has included spells at Feyenoord, Heracles Almelo, Ferencvaros and AGF Aarhus before Aberdeen, tracing a path from Dutch football to Hungary and then Scotland with loans and free moves shaping his progression.

💰 Transfers

Team: Aberdeen
31 January 2025
From: Ferencvaros
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Ferencvaros
1 July 2024
From: AGF Aarhus
Type: Returned from loan

Team: AGF Aarhus
1 September 2023
From: Ferencvaros
Type: Loan

Team: Ferencvaros
1 July 2022
From: Heracles Almelo
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Heracles Almelo
17 January 2019
From: Feyenoord
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Feyenoord
1 July 2014
Type: Trainee

Knoester moved from Feyenoord to Heracles Almelo in January 2019 for an undisclosed fee, joined Ferencvaros on a free transfer in July 2022, had loan spells involving AGF Aarhus beginning in September 2023 and a further arrangement in July 2024 recorded as an R F Loan, and then signed for Aberdeen on a free transfer in January 2025 – a sequence dominated by loans and free transfers rather than significant fees.

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