Jan-Niklas Beste


Jan-Niklas Beste is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for SSV Jahn Regensburg, on loan from Werder Bremen.

Club career

After joining Borussia Dortmund at the age of 8, he made his competitive debut for the senior squad on 12 August 2017 in a 2017–18 DFB-Pokal 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, 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 in the Netherlands for the 2019–20 season. He made his Eredivisie 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 for two seasons.