Jan-Niklas Beste (born 4 January 1999) is a German professional

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who plays as a winger for club 1. FC Heidenheim.

Club career

After joining

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

at the age of eight, he made his competitive debut for the senior squad on 12 August 2017 in a

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match-up against Rielasingen-Arlen. 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 Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are be ...

, where he also was assigned to the reserves squad for the first season with them. On 18 June 2019, he was loaned to

FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie title. Founded in 1925, the club entered the professional Eerste Divisie in 1985. I ...

in the Netherlands for the 2019–20 season. He made his

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debut for Emmen on 24 August 2019 in a game against Willem II. In July 2020, Beste again left Werder Bremen for a loan spell, joining

SSV Jahn Regensburg Sport- und Schwimmverein Jahn Regensburg e. V., commonly known as SSV Jahn Regensburg, Jahn Regensburg, SSV Jahn or simply Jahn is a German football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The club is based on a gymnastics club founded in 1886 a ...

for two seasons. On 15 June 2022, Beste signed a three-year contract with 1. FC Heidenheim.

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* 1999 births Footballers from Hamm Living people German men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Germany men's youth international footballers Borussia Dortmund players SV Werder Bremen players SV Werder Bremen II players FC Emmen players SSV Jahn Regensburg players 1. FC Heidenheim players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Eredivisie players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands {{Germany-footy-defender-1990s-stub