J. Beste · career
Jan-Niklas Beste
Attacking · SC Freiburg · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2023/244 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs, including a move abroad — 148 appearances, 28 goals and 31 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at 1. FC Heidenheim — Season rating 54, 12 goals and 11 assists in 34 games. 2022/23 was the leap — Season rating up 31 points at 1. FC Heidenheim. Form has slipped 10 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 34 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Bundesliga) and kept playing — 31 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | SC Freiburg | 28 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 20 |
| 2024/25 | SC Freiburg | 12 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | Benfica | 13 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 31 | 8 | 11 | 86 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 12 | 11 | 75 | 54 |
| 2021/22 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 26 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 23 |
| 2020/21 | SSV Jahn RegensburgLoan | 16 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 9 |
| 2019/20 | EmmenLoan | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Werder Bremen II | 28 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Borussia Dortmund U19 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Borussia Dortmund U19 | 25 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany U19 | 2018/19 | UEFA U19 Championship | 5 | 3 |
| Germany U17 | 2016/17 | UEFA U17 Championship | 8 | 0 |
Honours
2. Bundesliga×2Taça da Liga×2U19 Bundesliga×2Super Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | 28 | 1716 | 2 | 2 | 6.8 |
| UEFA Europa League | 15 | 1115 | 1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| DFB Pokal | 5 | 374 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Schedule · 2025/26
48 played1 unused sub2 injured7 not in squad· 3205 min, 3g 5a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | H SV Sandhausen | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A SCR Altach | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | H Dynamo Dresden | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Friendlies Clubs | H Osasuna | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | DFB Pokal | A Sportfreunde Lotte | 2-0 | Played | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 23 | Bundesliga | H FC Augsburg | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 31 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Köln | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | Bundesliga | H VfB Stuttgart | 3-1 | Played | 86 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 20 | Bundesliga | A Werder Bremen | 3-0 | Played | 69 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 24 | UEFA Europa League | H FC Basel 1893 | 2-1 | Played | 71 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 28 | Bundesliga | H 1899 Hoffenheim | 1-1 | Played | 84 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 2 | UEFA Europa League | A Bologna | 1-1 | Played | 75 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 5 | Bundesliga | A Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0-0 | Played | 79 | 6.6 | ||
| Oct 19 | Bundesliga | H Eintracht Frankfurt | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 23 | UEFA Europa League | H Utrecht | 2-0 | Played | 52 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 26 | Bundesliga | A Bayer Leverkusen | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 29 | DFB Pokal | A Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3-1 | Played | 79 | 7.3 | ||
| Nov 1 | Bundesliga | A Union Berlin | 0-0 | Played | 74 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 6 | UEFA Europa League | A Nice | 3-1 | Played | 23 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 9 | Bundesliga | H FC St. Pauli | 2-1 | Played | 88 | 6.0 | ||
| Nov 22 | Bundesliga | A Bayern München | 2-6 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.5 | |
| Nov 27 | UEFA Europa League | A Plzen | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 30 | Bundesliga | H FSV Mainz 05 | 4-0 | Played | 80 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 3 | DFB Pokal | H SV Darmstadt 98 | 2-0 | Played | 64 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 6 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Heidenheim | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 11 | UEFA Europa League | H Red Bull Salzburg | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 14 | Bundesliga | H Borussia Dortmund | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | Bundesliga | A VfL Wolfsburg | 4-3 | Illness | — | |||
| Jan 10 | Bundesliga | H Hamburger SV | 2-1 | Played | 11 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Jan 14 | Bundesliga | A RB Leipzig | 0-2 | Played | 25 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 18 | Bundesliga | A FC Augsburg | 2-2 | Played | 34 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 22 | UEFA Europa League | H Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1-0 | Played | 79 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 25 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Köln | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 29 | UEFA Europa League | A Lille | 0-1 | Played | 72 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 1 | Bundesliga | A VfB Stuttgart | 0-1 | Played | 68 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 7 | Bundesliga | H Werder Bremen | 1-0 | Played | 68 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Feb 10 | DFB Pokal | A Hertha BSC | 0-0 | Played | 116 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 14 | Bundesliga | A 1899 Hoffenheim | 0-3 | Played | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 22 | Bundesliga | H Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 1 | Bundesliga | A Eintracht Frankfurt | 0-2 | Yellow Cards | — | |||
| Mar 7 | Bundesliga | H Bayer Leverkusen | 3-3 | Played | 75 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 12 | UEFA Europa League | A Genk | 0-1 | Played | 63 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 15 | Bundesliga | H Union Berlin | 0-1 | Played | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 19 | UEFA Europa League | H Genk | 5-1 | Played | 71 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 22 | Bundesliga | A FC St. Pauli | 2-1 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 4 | Bundesliga | H Bayern München | 2-3 | Played | 78 | 8.3 | ||
| Apr 9 | UEFA Europa League | H Celta Vigo | 3-0 | Played | 89 | 1 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Apr 12 | Bundesliga | A FSV Mainz 05 | 1-0 | Played | 26 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 16 | UEFA Europa League | A Celta Vigo | 3-1 | Played | 83 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Apr 19 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Heidenheim | 2-1 | Played | 22 | 7.3 | ||
| Apr 23 | DFB Pokal | A VfB Stuttgart | 1-2 | Played | 102 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 26 | Bundesliga | A Borussia Dortmund | 0-4 | Played | 23 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 30 | UEFA Europa League | A SC Braga | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| May 3 | Bundesliga | H VfL Wolfsburg | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| May 7 | UEFA Europa League | H SC Braga | 3-1 | Played | 81 | 7.7 | ||
| May 10 | Bundesliga | A Hamburger SV | 2-3 | Played | 59 | 6.5 | ||
| May 16 | Bundesliga | H RB Leipzig | 4-1 | Played | 60 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| May 20 | UEFA Europa League | H Aston Villa | 0-3 | Played | 86 | 6.3 |