| Mats Knoester | |
| Birth Date: | 19 November 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Ferencváros |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Feyenoord |
| Years1: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Heracles Almelo |
| Caps1: | 86 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Ferencváros |
| Caps2: | 29 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs3: | → AGF (loan) |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam3: | Netherlands U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam4: | Netherlands U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam5: | Netherlands U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 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.
Knoester joined the Feyenoord youth academy and developed there for 14 years, before transferring to Heracles on 17 January 2019.[1] Knoester made his professional debut with Heracles in a 1–0 Eredivisie win over Ajax on 9 February 2019.[2]
On 26 May 2022, Knoester signed with Ferencváros in Hungary.[3]
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.[4] [5]
On 1 September 2023, Knoester joined AGF in Denmark on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option.[6]
| 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 | ||
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