Žan Bešir

Žan Bešir
Personal information
Full name Žan Bešir
Date of birth (2000-10-17) 17 October 2000
Place of birth Postojna, Slovenia
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dundee
Number 17
Youth career
Primorje
Koper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Koper 33 (2)
2021 → Jadran Dekani (loan) 7 (2)
2022–2023 → Gorica (loan) 14 (0)
2023 → Tabor Sežana (loan) 7 (0)
2023–2026 Primorje 82 (15)
2024 → Nafta 1903 (loan) 11 (1)
2026– Dundee 1 (0)
International career‡
2021 Slovenia U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:19, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 November 2021

Žan Bešir (born 17 October 2000) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Dundee.[1]

Career

Koper and loans

Bešir made his senior debut for FC Koper on 18 September 2019 in a Slovenian Cup match away to NK Maribor, where he scored both a goal and an own goal as he helped seal an upset victory for the then Slovenian Second League side.[2][3] While with Koper, Bešir became a regular substitute player during their 2021–22 title race which they narrowly lost to Maribor while later lifting Slovenian Cup that season against NK Bravo.[4] Bešir also went on several loans while at Koper, playing for NK Jadran Dekani in the Second League and for ND Gorica and NK Tabor Sežana in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[1]

Primorje and Nafta

In July 2023, Bešir signed for Slovenian Second League club ND Primorje.[5] In January 2024, despite having started well for his new team, he was sent on loan to Primorje's promotion rivals NK Nafta 1903.[6] After PrvaLiga club NK Rogaška failed to obtain a license, Bešir enjoyed two promotions in one season with Nafta getting automatically promoted alongside his parent club, Primorje.[7]

Returning to Primorje in the top flight, Bešir made headlines for scoring against his previous loan team, Nafta, in October 2024.[8] Bešir followed this up with a great November, culminating in being named as the PrvaLiga Player of the Month.[9]

Dundee

On 8 July 2026, after attending a pre-season trip to Hungary with the club, Bešir signed a two-year deal with Scottish Premiership club Dundee with an option of another year.[10][11] Bešir made his debut for the Dark Blues on 14 July in a Scottish League Cup group stage win away to Annan Athletic.[12]

International

On 12 November 2021, Bešir made his debut for the Slovenia national under-21 football team, coming on as a substitute in a 2023 UEFA Euro qualifier victory over Albania U21.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Koper 2019–20 Slovenian Second League 9031——121
2020–21 Slovenian PrvaLiga 7010——80
2021–22 19210——202
2022–23 0000——00
2023–24 0000——00
Total 352510000403
Jadran Dekani (loan) 2020–21 Slovenian Second League 72——0072
Gorica (loan) 2022–23 Slovenian PrvaLiga 140———140
Tabor Sežana (loan) 2022–23 Slovenian PrvaLiga 7010——80
Primorje 2023–24 Slovenian Second League 17511——186
2024–25 Slovenian PrvaLiga 33520——355
2025–26 32510—1[a] 0345
Total 82154100108716
Nafta 1903 (loan) 2023–24 Slovenian Second League 11110——121
Dundee 2026–27 Scottish Premiership 1000300040
Career total 15720112301017222
  1. ↑ Appearance in PrvaLiga play-off

Honours

FC Koper

References

  1. 1 2 Žan Bešir at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "KOP 3-2 MAR". soccerway.com. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Koper v pokalu izločil Maribor". maribor24.si (in Slovenian). 18 September 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Izjemne poteze Kotnika in Colleyja in Koper dviga pokal". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Žan Bešir bo v sezoni 2023/24 igral v 2. SNL: Nekdanji mladi reprezentant Slovenije se dokazuje v dresu ajdovskega Primorja - Planet Nogomet" (in Slovenian). 16 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Žan Bešir bo zamenjal barve v bitki za napredovanje v Prvo ligo Telemach: Primorje ostalo brez pomembnega aduta, ki odhaja v Lendavo - Planet Nogomet" (in Slovenian). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  7. ↑ admin (23 May 2024). "Nafta 1903 se resno spogleduje s prvo državno nogometno ligo, Rogaška ostala brez licence, kvalifikacij ne bo". Lendavainfo.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Član Primorja Žan Bešir svojemu bivšemu klubu preprečil krvavo potrebno zmago: "K sreči izkoristili priložnost, na katero smo čakali" - Planet Nogomet" (in Slovenian). 27 October 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Žan Bešir je v Primorju razvil svoj potencial: Novembra je bil igralec meseca v Prvi Ligi Telemach - Novica - Nogomania". www.nogomania.com. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Zan Besir becomes third summer signing". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 7 July 2026. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Dundee snap up Zan Besir as third summer signing - were Dundee United in for the Slovenian star?". The Courier. 7 July 2026. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Reporting, Live. "Charlie Reilly scores double as Dundee hit five at Annan Athletic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "SLO 3-0 ALB". soccerway.com. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Koper po četrtega, Bravo po prvega". www.nzs.si. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
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