Jan-Niklas Beste (born 4 January 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-backorwinger for Primeira Liga club Benfica.
| 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 | Benfica | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2024 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 65 | (20) |
| 2024– | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 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 21 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018 | |||
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]
On 11 July 2024, Beste signed a five-year contract with Primeira Liga club Benfica.[9]
Beste was a youth international footballer for Germany.[10] In March 2024, he was called up for the German national team for the friendly matches against France and the Netherlands.[11] However, he suffered an adductor strain during training which forced him to withdraw ahead of the aforementioned fixtures.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Werder Bremen II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Nord | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Emmen (loan) | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Jahn Regensburg (loan) | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||
| Total | 42 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 | ||
| 1. FC Heidenheim | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 12 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 8 | |||
| Total | 65 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 20 | ||
| Career total | 141 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 29 | ||
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