Žan Bešir (born 17 October 2000) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Dundee.
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. 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. 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.
Primorje and Nafta In July 2023, Bešir signed for Slovenian Second League club ND Primorje. In January 2024, despite having started well for his new team, he was sent on loan to Primorje's promotion rivals NK Nafta 1903. 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.
Returning to Primorje in the top flight, Bešir made headlines for scoring against his previous loan team, Nafta, in October 2024. Bešir followed this up with a great November, culminating in being named as the PrvaLiga Player of the Month.
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. Bešir made his debut for the Dark Blues on 14 July in a Scottish League Cup group stage win away to Annan Athletic.
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.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKoper2019–20Slovenian Second League9031——1212020–21Slovenian PrvaLiga7010——802021–2219210——2022022–230000——002023–240000——00Total352510000403Jadran Dekani (loan)2020–21Slovenian Second League72——0072Gorica (loan)2022–23Slovenian PrvaLiga140———140Tabor Sežana (loan)2022–23Slovenian PrvaLiga7010——80Primorje2023–24Slovenian Second League17511——1862024–25Slovenian PrvaLiga33520——3552025–2632510—10345Total82154100108716Nafta 1903 (loan)2023–24Slovenian Second League11110——121Dundee2026–27Scottish Premiership2000300050Career total15820112301017322
Honours FC Koper
Slovenian Football Cup: 2021–22
References