Mats Rots

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Mats Rots
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-03-11) 11 March 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Groenlo, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Twente
Number 39
Youth career
2016–2023 Twente
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Twente 3 (0)
2025Heracles Almelo (loan) 16 (1)
International career
2022 Netherlands U16 3 (0)
2022–2023 Netherlands U17 12 (1)
2023–2024 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
2024– Netherlands U19 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:09, 17 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:21, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

Mats Rots (born 11 March 2006) is a Dutch professional football player who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club Twente.

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Career

A youth product of Twente, Rots signed his first professional contract with Twente on 1 July 2022 for 3 seasons. [1] He made his senior and professional debut with Twente in a 2–0 UEFA Conference League qualifier win over Riga FC on 10 August 2023. [2] On 20 August 2023, he debuted with Twente in the Eredivisie in a 3–1 win over ADO Den Haag. [3] On 1 October 2024, he extended his contract with Twente until 2027. [4] On 17 January 2025, he was loaned out to Heracles Almelo for the second half of the 2024–25 season. [5]

International career

Rots was called up to the Netherlands U17s for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [6] He was part of the Netherlands U19s that won the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. [7]

Personal life

Mats is the younger brother of the Dutch footballer Daan Rots. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Twente 2023–24 Eredivisie 10003 [a] 040
2024–25 Eredivisie00101 [b] 020
2025–26 Eredivisie200020
Total30104080
Heracles (loan) 2024–25 Eredivisie15121172
Career total181314000252

Honours

Netherlands U19

References

  1. Twente, F. C. "Mats Rots en Sam Karssies tekenen contract bij FC Twente". FC Twente.
  2. "Mats Rots maakt debuut in hoofdmacht FC Twente: "Heel speciaal"". www.oost.nl.
  3. https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/fc-twente-met-gebroeders-rots-pas-laat-langs-pec-zwolle-in-overijssels-onderonsje~a3f8e970/.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.tubantia.nl/fc-twente/fc-twente-bindt-ook-de-jongste-rots-voor-lange-tijd-nieuw-contract-voor-talentvolle-linkspoot~ab0443e5/?referrer=https://nl.wikipedia.org/.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.tubantia.nl/fc-twente/heracles-voegt-fc-twente-talent-toe-aan-selectie-heeft-de-kwaliteiten-om-ons-verder-te-helpen-dit-seizoen~a7121390/.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Selectie Oranje onder 17 voor EK in Hongarije". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 9 May 2023.
  7. "Definitieve selectie Onder 19 (m) voor EK in Roemenië". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 30 May 2025.
  8. https://www.ad.nl/enschede/de-broertjes-rots-hebben-de-tuin-van-oma-ingeruild-voor-het-eerste-van-fc-twente~a16b43e8/?referrer=https://fr.wikipedia.org/.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Under-19 EURO final report: Netherlands edge Spain for first title". uefa.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.