Jan-Niklas Beste

Beste's current-season form is level with last season (Season 34→33), while his Rating held around 60. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 54).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	SC Freiburg · 1st	5	0	1	7.16	60	33
2025/26	SC Freiburg · 7th	29	2	2	6.79	60	34
2024/25	SC Freiburg · 5th	12	0	2	6.52	66	5
2024/25	Benfica · 2nd	13	0	1	7.02	54	11
2023/24	1. FC Heidenheim · 8th	31	8	11	7.36	86	30
2022/23	1. FC Heidenheim · 1st	34	12	11	7.56	75	54

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Germany · international

Side	Apps	G
Germany U19	5	3
Germany U17	8	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

J. Beste is a 27-year-old central midfielder at SC Freiburg, rated 60.3 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (58.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.1 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Beste.

On the season, Beste graded 34 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 2 assists and 3.1 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 34 → 33). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 60. At 27 Beste is in his prime years, and a market index of 36 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2023/244 clubs

60.3

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

58.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.1

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · SC Freiburg finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.1

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 58.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 60.3 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %58.8%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.1

Assists / 900.1

Goal contribution / 900.2

Defensive actions / 903.1

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.25

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~36), then tapers with age. At 27, Beste sits on 36, at or near its peak. The blue line is Beste's projected Rating — 60.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles42

Interceptions18

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€8.9M total transfer fees · 7 moves

SC FreiburgJan 2025 – now

BenficaJul 2024 – Jan 2025€ 8M

1. FC HeidenheimJul 2022 – Jul 2024€ 350K

SSV Jahn Regensburg(on loan)Jul 2020 – Jul 2022

Werder Bremen(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Jul 2020

Emmen(on loan)Jul 2019 – Jul 2020

Werder BremenJul 2018 – Jul 2019€ 500K

Borussia Dortmunduntil Jul 2018

About J. Beste

Jan-Niklas Beste is a 27-year-old central midfielder who plays for SC Freiburg, born on January 4, 1999 in Hamm, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Germany.

This season

In the current season, J. Beste has made 5 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 341 minutes, averaging a 6.82 match rating over his last 7 rated games. His season has spanned the DFB Pokal and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

When J. Beste plays, SC Freiburg's record this season is 6W-1D-0L — and his match ratings average 6.78 at home against 6.85 on the road.

Recent matches

October 11, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs FC Schalke 04 (69 minutes, 6.51 rating)
September 19, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Eintracht Frankfurt (71 minutes, 7.2 rating)
September 12, 2026: 5-0 win at home vs Borussia Mönchengladbach (82 minutes, 6.54 rating)
September 5, 2026: 1-0 win away at SC Paderborn 07 (74 minutes, 6.81 rating)
August 30, 2026: 4-1 win at home vs Werder Bremen (45 minutes, 1 assist, 7.3 rating)
August 23, 2026: 5-1 win away at Fortuna Düsseldorf (81 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 20, 2026: 3-1 win away at Motherwell (74 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Beste at 60.3 with a Season form score of 34. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Taça da Liga and the 2. Bundesliga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, J. Beste has totalled 240 club appearances with 35 goals and 35 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 34 appearances for 1. FC Heidenheim.

J. Beste's career has also included time at Benfica, 1. FC Heidenheim, SSV Jahn Regensburg, Werder Bremen, Emmen and Borussia Dortmund.

On the international stage, J. Beste has represented Germany U19 and Germany U17 — 13 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.