Aberdeen profile · Season 2026-27
Mats Knoester
Centre backi · age 27 · Netherlands · squad number 5
Central
Statistical profile
Overall and position profile
League-only rates. Both figures compare with the same role-family cohort at 450+ minutes (n=23). Percentiles run 0-100; areas are proportional to the percentile. A missing value omits its petal rather than drawing zero.
Key facts
Season summary
Provider output is partial: no player statistics for Premier Sports Cup. Minutes and starts still cover all Aberdeen competitions; goals, assists and rating cover the competitions listed on the performance panel.
Position
How this position was inferred
Career position is the dominant role across the recent seasons.
Current Aberdeen usage
Centre back · 6/6 starts with a team-sheet role
Current positions: D C
| Role | Role starts | Mins |
|---|---|---|
| Centre back | 6 | 529 |
Career evidence
Centre back · 100% of 47 role starts
D C · 3 seasons · 47/52 checked starts have a role
Aberdeen 46 · Previous club 1
| Position | FM | Tier | Role starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre back | D C | primary | 47 |
Career heat map
| Season | D C | D/WB L | D/WB R | DM C | M C | AM C | M L | M R | AM L | AM R | ST C | GK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 · 6 | 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-26 · 24 | 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-25 · 17 | 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career · 47 | 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
A role is a starting-XI observation. A substitute has no grid slot, and an intended position is only a note until it appears in the team sheet. The current Aberdeen role overrides the career label only when it is clearly different; no secondary positions clear the threshold.
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Playing time
| Competition | Starts | Sub | Mins | Mins started | Mins as sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Sports Cup | 1 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 0 |
| Scottish Premiership | 5 | 1 | 483 | 439 | 44 |
Performance
Performance
| Competition | Team | G | A | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | Aberdeen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.08 |
Detail
| Blocks | Interceptions | Duels won | Fouls | Pass acc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 88% |
Defensive context
| Competition | Matches | Mins on pitch | Conc | CS | OG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Premiership | 6 | 483 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Premier Sports Cup | 1 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Availability
Availability and team news
Official club interview. Player: I feel good; I feel good and fit; a good number of games since returning. Not a medical clearance; the match report of 2026-09-02 records the return to the side. Source
Recent matches
Recent match log
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Mins | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2026 | Scottish Premiership | St Mirren | H | 3–1 | W | 90 | 7.00 | — | 0 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Scottish Premiership | St Johnstone | H | 0–1 | L | 90 | 7.30 | — | 0 |
| 19 Sept 2026 | Scottish Premiership | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | D | 90 | 7.50 | — | 0 |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Scottish Premiership | Motherwell | A | 4–0 | W | 79 | 7.50 | — | 0 |
| 12 Sept 2026 | Premier Sports Cup | Kilmarnock | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — |
| 5 Sept 2026 | Scottish Premiership | Kilmarnock | H | 0–0 | D | 44 | 7.20 | — | 0 |
| 2 Sept 2026 | Scottish Premiership | Celtic | A | 0–3 | L | 90 | 6.00 | — | 0 |
Coverage and limits
What this profile can and cannot say
The rose uses Premiership-only rates and compares with the same league and role cohort at the cohort minutes threshold. Where current-season Premiership minutes are below the profile threshold, it uses the most recent prior Premiership season with at least 180 league minutes and compares against that season's cohort; the season is labelled. Provider values are opaque and league-relative; the cohort percentile is not a cross-league verdict. Availability comes from the curated ledger and keeps its source and verification date. No contracts, wages, fees or recommendations are claimed.
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Provenance
How this page is sourced
Dataset 2026-10-27T12:06:31+00:00-c598315. Sources and coverage are listed below; the page keeps its own source and uncertainty labels.
- Official squad roster · afc_official; fallback api_football · active
- Current squad identity and statistics · api_football · active
- Lineups, formations and starting roles · api_football · active
- Player match ratings and stats · api_football · partial
- Event-derived Aberdeen stats · api_football · active
- Injuries and availability · afc_news; fallback api_football · partial
- Cormack-era historical record · mixed · active
- Scouting player pool and starting-XI roles · api_football · partial
Definitions: player.page
Corrections and changes are recorded on Corrections and contact.
Cite this page
Player profile. Dataset 2026-10-27T12:06:31+00:00-c598315, as of 2026-10-27T12:06:31+00:00. Sources: Aberdeen FC men's team roster; API-Football; Aberdeen FC news; mixed. Definitions: player.page.