Jan-Niklas Beste

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

Jan-Niklas Beste
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999
Place of birth Hamm, Germany[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Heidenheim
Number 37
Youth career
VfL Mark 1928
0000–2007 Hammer SpVg
2007–2018 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 36 (13)
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 1 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018

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.[2] 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.[3]

On 18 June 2019, he was loaned to FC Emmen in the Netherlands for the 2019–20 season.[4] He made his Eredivisie debut for Emmen on 24 August 2019 in a game against Willem II.[5]

In July 2020, he again left Werder Bremen for a loan spell, joining SSV Jahn Regensburg for two seasons.[6]

On 15 June 2022, Beste signed a three-year contract with 1. FC Heidenheim.[7]

References
  1. "Jan-Niklas Beste". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. "Rielasinger Arlen vs Borussia Dortmund 0 - 4". Soccerway. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. "Beste moves to Werder from Dortmund". Werder Bremen. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. "Beste joins FC Emmen on loan". Werder Bremen. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. "Willem II vs. Emmen 2 - 1". Soccerway. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. "Jahn Regensburg leiht Jan-Niklas Beste von Werder Bremen aus". kicker.de (in German). 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. "Jan-Niklas Beste erhält einen Dreijahresvertrag beim FCH!" (in German). Heidenheim. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.


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