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 Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Twente
Number 39
Youth career
2016–2023 Twente
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Twente 16 (2)
2025 → Heracles Almelo (loan) 15 (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)
2025– Netherlands U21 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2025 Romania
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:16, 7 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:27, 18 November 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 7 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Twente 2023–24 Eredivisie 10003 [a] 0—40
2024–25 Eredivisie00101 [b] 0—20
2025–26 Eredivisie15200——152
Total1621040—212
Heracles (loan) 2024–25 Eredivisie15121——172
Career total313314000384
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

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.
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