Jan-Niklas

Beste

Jan-Niklas Beste history

Jan-Niklas Beste was born on 4 January 1999 in Hamm and plays for the 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. He played for Hammer SpVg from 2006-2007, for Borussia Dortmund from 2007-2018, for SV Werder Bremen from 2018-2019, for FC Emmen from 2019-2020, for SV Werder Bremen from 2020-2020, for SSV Jahn Regensburg from 2020-2022 and has played for 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 since 2022.

Current season 2023/24

In the ongoing season, Jan-Niklas Beste scored seven goals for his club and therefore ensured himself third place within his squad. With a total of 10 assists leading to a direct goal, he also makes it to the sixth position in the league-wide ranking for this category. With 46 shots taken so far, he has had the second-most attempts on goal of any the 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 player. With 66 passes to a shot, the player with the shirt number 37 presently occupies ninth place in the league statistics together with Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) and David Raum (RB Leipzig). Jan-Niklas Beste was in the starting line-up in all previous 28 games of the season. Of these, he won eight games with his club.

The 25-year-old currently ranks as one of the best crossers in the Bundesliga: he has played 201 crosses into the penalty area of his opponent this season and hence he is currently the third-best crosser. He is one of the strongest runners in the Bundesliga. His total number of sprints this season is 910 (rank 3).

Last game

Jan-Niklas Beste played his last game on the 31st matchday of the 2023/24 season (28 April 2024). Playing for 1. FC Heidenheim 1846, he won against SV Darmstadt 98 1-0. He played as a midfielder throughout this entire game. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of two times. In terms of total touches, he had 53 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, Jan-Niklas Beste had 17 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win seven. He covered a distance of 10.2 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he ran, like no other player in the game, a total of 37 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Jan-Niklas Beste has played 28 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won eight. He has played all the matches of his career in the Bundesliga as a member of the 1. FC Heidenheim 1846.