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Mats Knoester

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Mats Knoester
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-11-19) 19 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Ferencváros
Number 4
Youth career
2005–2019 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Heracles Almelo 88 (2)
2022– Ferencváros 29 (0)
2023–2024AGF (loan) 14 (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 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.[1]

Club career

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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]

Career statistics

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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

Honours

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Ferencváros

References

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  1. ^ Mats Knoester at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Heracles pikt 'talentvolle verdediger' op bij Feyenoord: 'Veel zin in'". Voetbalzone. 17 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Heracles vs. Ajax - 9 February 2019". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "WE HAVE SIGNED A DUTCH YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM DEFENDER". Ferencváros. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  5. ^ nemzetisport.hu (5 May 2023). "NB I: a Ferencváros megszerezte 34. bajnoki címét - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  7. ^ "NY MAND: MATS PÅ PLADS". Ferencváros. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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