Jan-Niklas Beste (born 4 January 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Hamm, Germany[1] | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club 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– | 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 | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
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 23 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018 |
After joining Borussia Dortmund at the age of eight, he 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, he 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, Beste 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]
1. FC Heidenheim – current squad | |
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