Defender

Mats Knoester

Aberdeen
Netherlands
27 yrs
184 cm
Preferred foot: Left

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Appearances: 6
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Average rating: 7.02

Age27

Date of birth19 Nov 1998

Height184 cm

Weight–

Preferred footLeft

Market value€640K

Contract until31 May 2029

Season performance · 2026

Scottish League Cup

Aberdeen

Appearances / Starts– / –

Minutes–

Rating7.00

Goals / Assists0 / –

Shots (on target)– (–)

Passes · accuracy– · –

Key passes–

Tackles / Interceptions– / –

Duels won–

Successful dribbles–

Yellow cards / Red cards– / –

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / –

Detailed statistics

Clean sheets0

Scottish Challenge Cup

Aberdeen B U21

Appearances / Starts– / –

Minutes–

Rating–

Goals / Assists0 / –

Shots (on target)– (–)

Passes · accuracy– · –

Key passes–

Tackles / Interceptions– / –

Duels won–

Successful dribbles–

Yellow cards / Red cards– / –

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / –

Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen

Appearances / Starts6 / 5

Minutes484

Rating7.02

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)0 (0)

Passes · accuracy267 · 87%

Key passes1

Tackles / Interceptions8 / 8

Duels won18 / 31

Successful dribbles1

Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists– / 0.15

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls11

Accurate crosses1

Touches331

Possession lost37

Dispossessed1

Aerial duels won5

Ground duels won13

Clearances27

Ball recoveries31

Fouls won4

Fouls committed3

Offsides1

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)15.15

Top speed (km/h)33.66

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average

Attacking34

Technical42

Tactical57

Defending74

Creativity34

Characteristics

Strengths

2515

Weaknesses

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
17 Oct 2026	Aberdeen – St. Mirren	3–1	90'	7.0
11 Oct 2026	Aberdeen – St. Johnstone	0–1	90'	7.2
19 Sep 2026	Hibernian – Aberdeen	1–1	90'	7.4
15 Sep 2026	Motherwell – Aberdeen	0–4	79'	7.4
12 Sep 2026	Kilmarnock – Aberdeen	2–4	120'	7.0
5 Sep 2026	Aberdeen – Kilmarnock	0–0	45'	7.1
2 Sep 2026	Celtic – Aberdeen	3–0	90'	6.0
30 Aug 2026	Aberdeen – Rangers	0–1	–	–
25 Aug 2026	Fraserburgh FC – Aberdeen B U21	1–1	–	–
17 May 2026	Dundee – Aberdeen	3–2	14'	6.4
12 May 2026	Aberdeen – St. Mirren	0–2	90'	6.4
9 May 2026	Aberdeen – Dundee United	2–0	90'	7.9
1 May 2026	Livingston – Aberdeen	2–2	24'	6.2
25 Apr 2026	Aberdeen – Kilmarnock	1–0	18'	6.8
31 Jan 2026	Kilmarnock – Aberdeen	3–0	35'	6.2

Career and transfers

7 clubs · 6 moves · total fees 150k €

Feb 2025

Ferencváros To: Aberdeen

Free transfer
Jun 2024

AGF To: Ferencváros

Loan return
Sep 2023

Ferencváros To: AGF

Loan
Jul 2022

Heracles To: Ferencváros

Free transfer
Jan 2019

Feyenoord U21 To: Heracles

Transfer 150k €
Jul 2017

Feyenoord U19 To: Feyenoord

Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 1 Nov 2026

Matches (12 months)30

Average rating6.84

Last match rating7.017 Oct 2026

Matches missed11 injury record

Last 10 matches

7.0 7.2 7.4 7.4 7.0 7.1 6.0 6.4 6.4 7.9

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Assists	Rating
2026	Scottish Premiership	Aberdeen	6 (5)	484	0	7.02
2026	Scottish Challenge Cup	Aberdeen B U21	–	–	–	–
2026	Scottish League Cup	Aberdeen	–	–	–	7.00

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

UEFA Conference League 2025 · percentile among defenders (167 players)

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6 matches · 503 min

Mats Knoester: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
Tackles / 90 min	0.89	12
Interceptions / 90 min	0.54	14
Clearances / 90 min	5.37	74
Aerials won / 90 min	2.68	90
Duels won	64.3%	85
Pass accuracy	75.2%	14
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	19
Rating	6.38	5

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