Mats Rots
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| Date of birth | 11 March 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Groenlo, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Twente | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2023 | Twente | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Twente | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Heracles 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Netherlands U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:20, 14 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.
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 14 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Twente | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Heracles (loan) | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Netherlands U19
References
- ^ Twente, F. C. "Mats Rots en Sam Karssies tekenen contract bij FC Twente". FC Twente.
- ^ "Mats Rots maakt debuut in hoofdmacht FC Twente: "Heel speciaal"". www.oost.nl.
- ^ 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) - ^ 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) - ^ 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) - ^ "Selectie Oranje onder 17 voor EK in Hongarije". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Definitieve selectie Onder 19 (m) voor EK in Roemenië". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 30 May 2025.
- ^ 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) - ^ "Under-19 EURO final report: Netherlands edge Spain for first title". uefa.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
External links
- Mats Rots at Soccerway
- Ons Oranje profile