Joshua Zirkzee


Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Bayern Munich II.

Club career

In mid-2017, Zirkzee left the Feyenoord academy in his native Netherlands to join the youth setup of Bayern Munich.
On 1 March 2019, Zirkzee scored a hat-trick in his debut for Bayern Munich II. Just a day later, he scored the winning goal for the under-19 side as they defeated 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1. Zirkzee made his professional debut in the 3. Liga for Bayern Munich II on 20 July 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Oliver Batista Meier in the away match against Würzburger Kickers.
On 11 December 2019, Zirkzee made his debut for the senior team against Tottenham Hotspur in the final group stage match of the Champions League. He subsequently made his Bundesliga debut on 18 December, coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute in a match against Freiburg tied at 1–1; he scored the winner almost immediately after entering the game. Shortly after Serge Gnabry added another stoppage-time goal to secure a 3–1 victory. Two days later, he again came off the bench in the final minutes of the game and scored the winning goal as Bayern defeated Wolfsburg. On 13 June 2020, Zirkzee scored the opening goal in Bayern Munich's 2–1 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach. In this season, Zirkzee won his first Bundesliga title with Bayern Munich.

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Zirkzee is of Nigerian descent. He is a youth international for the Netherlands.

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Honours

Bayern Munich II
Bayern Munich