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Freiburg

Jan-Niklas Beste

Position
Right winger
Nationality
Germany
Height
175 cm
Games
12
10 starts
Minutes
751
63 a game
Goals
0
0.5 xG
Assists
1
2.3 xA

Player profile

733 min · vs 149 wingers · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Wide crosser and creator

Beste is a provider for Freiburg: his expected assists are high for a winger, with 1.97 in the Bundesliga, and he wins most of his duels. He hardly shoots or enters the box, and has no goals yet. From 733 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Creates good chances. Expected assists 0.28 per 90, top 16% of wingers.

  • Wins his duels. Duels won 54.1%, top 14%.

  • Works back. Tackles 1.60 per 90, 64th percentile.

Areas for development

  • Little goal threat. Shots 0.98 per 90 (6th percentile) and non-penalty xG 0.07 (5th).

  • Stays out of the box. Touches in the box 1.60 per 90, 3rd percentile.

  • Rarely beats a man. Dribbles won 0.74 per 90, 19th percentile.

Similar players

  • Jacob Murphy Newcastle UnitedTouches in the box 3 v 10 and non-penalty xG 5 v 17.
  • Ritsu Doan Eintracht FrankfurtExpected assists 84 v 89 and shots 6 v 14.

Against 154 wingers

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of wingers with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

Top fifth in 2 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the their half, right (20%), average spot right wing, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 22%, Middle third 40%, Final third 38%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Bundesliga8565010.540.541.978127.04
Conference League2100000.000.000.14007.10
DFB-Pokal286000.000.000.16007.08

12 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 6.96
Oldest to newest
Best: 7.4 at Paderborn, 5 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.