// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Mats Rots say to his date? You're a mat-ch.
 Rots in 2026 with Twente | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | TSG Hoffenheim | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2023 | Twente | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2026 | Twente | 35 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Heracles Almelo (loan) | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | TSG Hoffenheim | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Netherlands U17 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Netherlands U19 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:27, 27 March 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Mats Rots (born 11 March 2006) is a Dutch professional football player who plays as a left-back for German Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim.
Career
[edit]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]
On 9 June 2026, Hoffenheim agreed to sign Rots for €16 million, a club-record sale for Twente.[6][7]
International career
[edit]Rots was called up to the Netherlands U17s for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[8] He was part of the Netherlands U19s that won the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Mats is the younger brother of the Dutch footballer Daan Rots.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 20 September 2026
| 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 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| Total | 35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 43 | 5 | |||
| Heracles (loan) | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 55 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]Netherlands U19
Individual
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: December 2025[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "FC Twente met gebroeders Rots pas laat langs PEC Zwolle in Overijssels onderonsje". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). DPG Media. 20 August 2023.
- ↑ ten Voorde, Leon (1 October 2024). "FC Twente bindt ook de jongste Rots voor lange tijd: nieuw contract voor talentvolle linkspoot". Tubantia (in Dutch). DPG Media.
- ↑ ten Voorde, Leon; Blijlevens, Ralph (17 January 2025). "Mats Rots toont samen met technisch directeur Nico-Jan Hoogma het shirt waarmee hij gaat spelen bij Heracles Almelo. Heracles voegt FC Twente-talent toe aan selectie: 'Heeft de kwaliteiten om ons verder te helpen dit seizoen'". Tubantia (in Dutch). DPG Media.
- ↑ Twente, F. C. "Mats Rots naar TSG Hoffenheim". FC Twente (in Netherlands Dutch). Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ "Over de recordtransfer van Mats Rots: 'Heb hier een dubbel gevoel over'". vi.nl (in Netherlands Dutch). 10 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ ten Voorde, Leon (17 August 2023). "De broertjes Rots hebben de tuin van oma ingeruild voor het eerste van FC Twente". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). DPG Media.
- ↑ "Under-19 EURO final report: Netherlands edge Spain for first title". uefa.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ "Mats Rots named Johan Cruyff Talent of the Month". Eredivisie. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Mats Rots at Soccerway
- Ons Oranje profile
- 2006 births
- Footballers from Oost Gelre
- Living people
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- Dutch men's footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
- FC Twente players
- Heracles Almelo players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
- Eredivisie players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands