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) 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)
2018–2022Werder Bremen II 28 (2)
2019–2020Emmen (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2022Jahn 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 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.

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]

  1. ^ a b "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.
  8. ^ "Jan-Niklas Beste Personenprofil" (in German). German Football Association.
  9. ^ "Start ins EM-Jahr mit sechs Neulingen und sechs Rückkehrern" (in German). German Football Association. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Team-Ticker: Beste vom DFB-Team abgereist" (in German). German Football Association. 21 March 2024.

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