Jan-Niklas Beste (born 4 January 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | |||
| –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 | 60 | (19) |
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018 | |||
Club career edit
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]
International career edit
Beste was a youth international footballer for Germany.[8] In March 2024, he was called up for the German national team for the friendly matches against France and the Netherlands.[9] However, he suffered an adductor strain during training which forced him to withdraw ahead of the aforementioned fixtures.[10]
References edit
- ^ a b "Jan-Niklas Beste". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Rielasinger Arlen vs Borussia Dortmund 0 - 4". Soccerway. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Beste moves to Werder from Dortmund". Werder Bremen. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Beste joins FC Emmen on loan". Werder Bremen. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Willem II vs. Emmen 2 - 1". Soccerway. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Jahn Regensburg leiht Jan-Niklas Beste von Werder Bremen aus". kicker.de (in German). 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Jan-Niklas Beste erhält einen Dreijahresvertrag beim FCH!" (in German). Heidenheim. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Jan-Niklas Beste Personenprofil" (in German). German Football Association.
- ^ "Start ins EM-Jahr mit sechs Neulingen und sechs Rückkehrern" (in German). German Football Association. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Team-Ticker: Beste vom DFB-Team abgereist" (in German). German Football Association. 21 March 2024.
External links edit
- Jan-Niklas Beste at Soccerway
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