The Dutch-born defender, Mats Knoester, was born on the 19th of November 1998, making him presently 27 years of age. Knoester serves as a hub of defence for Aberdeen, primarily occupying the central defence position. He sports the number 5 jersey and stands tall at 6ft 1in (1.86m) and weighs about 12st 1lb (77kg).
Knoester's current market value sits at approximately £505k, a figure provided by the Transfermarkt.
His football journey commenced in July 2014, where he joined Feyenoord in the Eredivisie as a trainee. In January 2019, he moved from Feyenoord to another Dutch football club named Heracles Almelo for a fee that was kept under wraps.
Knoester's debut season of 2018 - 2019 with Heracles Almelo saw him make three first team appearances in league matches. During the following season (2019 - 2020), he had significant field time with 25 first team appearances. For the 2020 - 2021 season, he tallied 27 first team appearances and successfully seized two goals. His last season at Heracles Almelo (2021 - 2022) translated to 31 first team appearances in league matches.
In July 2022, Knoester transferred from Heracles Almelo to Ferencvaros, a club partaking in Hungary's Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The 2022 - 2023 season marked him making 27 first team appearances in league matches, while during the 2023 - 2024 season he made two. He then embarked on a loan move to AGF Aarhus in Denmark's Superliga for the remainder of 2023 - 2024 season, where he made 14 first team league appearances.
Upon completion of his loan in July 2024, Knoester returned to Ferencvaros. During his second run with the club, he participated in league matches 29 times across the 2022 - 2023 and the 2023 - 2024 seasons.
In January 2025, Knoester moved to Aberdeen, set in Scotland's Premiership. In the 2024-2025 season, he produced 13 first team appearances in league matches. Currently, in the 2025 - 2026 season, he has crafted 16 first team appearances in league matches.
Additional contributions from Knoester can be seen in the 2025 - 2026 League Cup for Aberdeen where he started once, the 2025 - 2026 Europa League Qualifiers for Aberdeen where he started once and made one appearance as a substitute, and the Conference League 2025 - 2026 for Aberdeen where he started six times.
