Niklas BesteRW#19
Freiburg·
Bundesliga·Attack - Right Winger
€10.00mMarket value#7 in Freiburg · #131 in Bundesliga
Last 5rating per match
Bundesliga01.11
UEFA Europa 06.11
Bundesliga09.11
Bundesliga22.11
UEFA Europa 27.11
Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month
6.50Nov
6.50Dec
7.00Jan
6.90Feb
6.60Mar
7.30Apr
6.90May
Jun
Jul
6.80Aug
7.20Sep
Oct
Club matchesFreiburg
FC Luzern
Eintracht Frankfurt
Borussia Mönchengladbach
SC Paderborn 07Key statsBundesliga · DFB Pokal
Goals016 of 17Rank
xG0.100.07 / 9017 of 17Rank
Assists10.25 / 906 of 17Rank
xA0.630.46 / 903 of 17Rank
Shots41.02 / 9016 of 17Rank
Shots on target125%16 of 17Rank
Key passes82.04 / 906 of 17Rank
Pass accuracy83.0%
xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among forwards — Bundesliga, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean
Player profileattributes and traits
Player Position average
Strengths
No outstanding strengths
Weaknesses
No outstanding weaknesses
Player positions: RW · LW
Positions on the pitch
Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league
AttackingPer 90 · Percentile
Goals0.003%
xG0.070%
Shots1.326%
Shots on target0.336%
Conversion %03%
Big chances missed0.0078%
Dribbles1.3275%
Fouls won1.6575%
PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile
Assists0.3369%
xA0.3594%
Key passes2.3275%
Big chances created0.9994%
Accurate passes20.8581%
Pass accuracy %81.881%
Final third passes5.9625%
Long balls1.3281%
Crosses3.31100%
DefendingPer 90 · Percentile
Tackles0.9956%
Interceptions0.3369%
Clearances1.65100%
Duels won3.9738%
Recoveries2.9850%
Dribbled past1.650%
Fouls0.3387%
Errors leading to goal0.0053%
What a percentile means
The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.
For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.
vs 16 forwards · Bundesliga · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 272′
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76%
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Marco GrüllWerder Bremen · Attack - Left WingerRating2G4A28age73%
Lukas PetkovSV Elversberg · Attack - Right WingerRating1G1A25age69%
Derry ScherhantFreiburg · Attack - Left WingerRating1G2A23age69%
Marvin PieringerSC Paderborn · Attack - Centre-ForwardRating0G0A26age
Adam DaghimHoffenheim · Attack - Right WingerRating2G2A20age75%Antonio NusaLeipzig · Attack - Left WingerRating2G2A21age74%Marco GrüllWerder Bremen · Attack - Left WingerRating2G4A28age73%Lukas PetkovSV Elversberg · Attack - Right WingerRating1G1A25age69%Derry ScherhantFreiburg · Attack - Left WingerRating1G2A23age69%Marvin PieringerSC Paderborn · Attack - Centre-ForwardRating0G0A26ageProfile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 25 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.
Reality checkactual vs expected, by season
Goals vs xG
-1.6-1.525/26
-0.126/27
Goals xG · total 2 / 3.6
Assists vs xA
-1.4-1.825/26
+0.426/27
Assists xA · total 3 / 4.4
Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.
Availability
StatusInjuredsince 14.12.2025
Missed matches1last 12 months
National teamGermany U202 caps · 1 goals
Contract until30/06/2030
Market value€10.00mHighest: €15.00m (27/03/2024)
Season statsSeason 26/27
| Competition | Team | Season | Apps | Min | Rating | G | A | G+A | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga |  SC Freiburg | 26/27 | 4 | 272 | 7.23 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
 DFB Pokal | SC Freiburg | 26/27 | 1 | 81 | 6.80 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Transfers11
| Date | Season | From | To | Fee | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/01/2025 | 24/25 |  Benfica | Freiburg | €8.00m | €14.00m |
| 11/07/2024 | 24/25 |  Heidenheim | Benfica | €8.00m | €15.00m |
| 01/07/2022 | 22/23 |  Werder Bremen | Heidenheim | €1.75m | €1.20m |
| 30/06/2022 | 21/22 |  J. Regensburg | Werder Bremen | End of loan | €1.20m |
| 23/07/2020 | 20/21 | Werder Bremen | J. Regensburg | loan transfer | €350k |
| 30/06/2020 | 19/20 |  FC Emmen | Werder Bremen | End of loan | €350k |
| 01/07/2019 | 19/20 | Werder Bremen | FC Emmen | loan transfer | €500k |
| 04/07/2018 | 18/19 |  B. Dortmund U19 | Werder Bremen | €250k | - |
| 01/07/2016 | 16/17 | B. Dortmund U17 | B. Dortmund U19 | - | - |
| 01/10/2014 | 14/15 |  Dortmund Yth. | B. Dortmund U17 | - | - |
| 01/07/2007 | 07/08 | Hamm. SpVg Yth. | Dortmund Yth. | free transfer | - |
Market value
€10.00m Current€15.00m Highest · 27/03/202427/05/2026 Last change
15.07.201827.05.2026
#131 Bundesliga#7 Freiburg#64 Germany#106 Right Winger#1.196 Worldwide#121 Year 1999
Value history
| Date | Age | Club | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/07/2018 | 19 |  SV Werder Bremen | €500k |
| 18/12/2018 | 19 | SV Werder Bremen | €500k |
| 05/06/2019 | 20 | SV Werder Bremen | €500k |
| 18/12/2019 | 20 | FC Emmen | €400k |
| 08/04/2020 | 21 | FC Emmen | €350k |
| 08/02/2021 | 22 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | €350k |
| 16/06/2021 | 22 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | €350k |
| 13/10/2021 | 22 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | €700k |
| 15/12/2021 | 22 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | €1.20m |
| 16/06/2022 | 23 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | €1.20m |
| 30/11/2022 | 23 | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | €1.50m |
| 31/03/2023 | 24 | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | €2.00m |
| 28/06/2023 | 24 | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | €3.00m |
| 18/10/2023 | 24 | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | €7.00m |
| 14/12/2023 | 24 | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | €12.00m |
| 27/03/2024 | 25 | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | €15.00m |
| 29/05/2024 | 25 | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | €15.00m |
| 19/12/2024 | 25 |  SL Benfica | €14.00m |
| 27/03/2025 | 26 | SC Freiburg | €10.00m |
| 05/06/2025 | 26 | SC Freiburg | €7.00m |
| 19/12/2025 | 26 | SC Freiburg | €7.00m |
| 27/05/2026 | 27 | SC Freiburg | €10.00m |
xG Statisticsall seasons
| Season | League | Club | Apps | Min | G | xG | npxG | A | xA | Sh | KP | xGChain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bundesliga | Freiburg | 2 | 122 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.63 | 3 | 2 | 0.32 |
| 2025 | Bundesliga | Freiburg | 28 | 1721 | 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 3.78 | 24 | 36 | 10.33 |
What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean
xGExpected goals- How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxGNon-penalty xG- The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xAExpected assists- The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChainxG chain- Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KPKey passes- Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.
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