Jan-Niklas Beste

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Jan-Niklas Beste
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Hamm, Germany [1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back, winger [2]
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Heidenheim
Number 37
Youth career
VfL Mark 1928
0000–2007 Hammer SpVg
2007–2018 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Borussia Dortmund 0 (0)
2018–2022 Werder Bremen 0 (0)
2018–2022 → Werder Bremen II 28 (2)
2019–2020 → Emmen (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2022 → Jahn Regensburg (loan) 42 (6)
2022– 1. FC Heidenheim 65 (20)
International career‡
2014–2015 Germany U16 7 (0)
2015–2016 Germany U17 15 (2)
2017–2018 Germany U19 6 (3)
2018 Germany U20 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018

Jan-Niklas Beste (born 4 January 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim.

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Club career

After joining Borussia Dortmund at the age of eight, Beste made his competitive debut for the senior squad on 12 August 2017 in a 2017–18 DFB-Pokal match-up against Rielasingen-Arlen. [3] Despite appearing for the senior squad in pre-season friendlies that summer as well, he spent the rest of the 2017–18 season on the Under-19 squad.

On 4 July 2018, Beste moved to Werder Bremen, where he also was assigned to the reserves squad for the first season with them. [4]

On 18 June 2019, he was loaned to FC Emmen in the Netherlands for the 2019–20 season. [5] He made his Eredivisie debut for Emmen on 24 August 2019 in a game against Willem II. [6]

In July 2020, he again left Werder Bremen for a loan spell, joining SSV Jahn Regensburg for two seasons. [7]

On 15 June 2022, Beste signed a three-year contract with 1. FC Heidenheim. [8] On 26 August 2023, he scored his club's first ever goal in the Bundesliga from a free-kick in a 3–2 home defeat against Hoffenheim. [2]

International career

Beste was a youth international footballer for Germany. [9] In March 2024, he was called up for the German national team for the friendly matches against France and the Netherlands. [10] However, he suffered an adductor strain during training which forced him to withdraw ahead of the aforementioned fixtures. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borussia Dortmund 2017–18 Bundesliga 0010000010
Werder Bremen II 2018–19 Regionalliga Nord 282———282
Emmen (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 6000——60
Jahn Regensburg (loan) 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 16220——182
2021–22 2. Bundesliga26421——285
Total426410000467
1. FC Heidenheim 2022–23 2. Bundesliga341220——3612
2023–24 Bundesliga31810——328
Total65203000006820
Career total1412881000014929

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    References

    1. 1 2 "Jan-Niklas Beste". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
    2. 1 2 "Jan-Niklas Beste: Who is Heidenheim's bearded wonder with a Germany call-up?". Bundesliga. 14 March 2024.
    3. ↑ "Rielasinger Arlen vs Borussia Dortmund 0 - 4". Soccerway. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
    4. ↑ "Beste moves to Werder from Dortmund". Werder Bremen. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
    5. ↑ "Beste joins FC Emmen on loan". Werder Bremen. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
    6. ↑ "Willem II vs. Emmen 2 - 1". Soccerway. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
    7. ↑ "Jahn Regensburg leiht Jan-Niklas Beste von Werder Bremen aus". kicker.de (in German). 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
    8. ↑ "Jan-Niklas Beste erhält einen Dreijahresvertrag beim FCH!" (in German). Heidenheim. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
    9. ↑ "Jan-Niklas Beste Personenprofil" (in German). German Football Association.
    10. ↑ "Start ins EM-Jahr mit sechs Neulingen und sechs Rückkehrern" (in German). German Football Association. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
    11. ↑ "Team-Ticker: Beste vom DFB-Team abgereist" (in German). German Football Association. 21 March 2024.
    12. ↑ Jan-Niklas Beste at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2024.


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