Joshua Zirkzee

Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee (born 22 May 2001) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Bayern Munich II.[7][8]

Joshua Zirkzee
Zirkzee with Bayern Munich in 2019
Personal information
Full name Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee
Date of birth (2001-05-22) 22 May 2001
Place of birth Schiedam, Netherlands
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Bayern Munich II
Number 41
Youth career
VV Hekelingen
Spartaan '20
0000–2016 ADO Den Haag
2016–2017 Feyenoord
2017–2019 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Bayern Munich II 26 (6)
2019– Bayern Munich 9 (4)
National team‡
2016 Netherlands U15[1][2] 2 (0)
2016–2017 Netherlands U16[3] 6 (3)
2017 Netherlands U17[4] 2 (1)
2018 Netherlands U18[5] 7 (2)
2019– Netherlands U19[6] 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:22, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:32, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Club career

In mid-2017, Zirkzee left the Feyenoord academy in his native Netherlands to join the youth setup at Bavarian giants Bayern Munich.[9]

On 1 March 2019, Zirkzee scored a hat-trick in his debut for Bayern Munich II.[9] Just a day later, he scored the winning goal for the under-19 side as they defeated 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13] On 13 June 2020, Zirkzee scored the opening goal in Bayern Munich's 2–1 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach.[14]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Zirkzee is of Nigerian descent. He is a youth international for the Netherlands.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 20 June 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2018–19 Regionalliga Bayern 104———104
2019–20 3. Liga 162———162
Total 266000000266
Bayern Munich 2019–20 Bundesliga 94201[lower-alpha 1]000124
Career total 37102010004010
  1. Appearance in the Champions League

Honours

Bayern Munich II

Bayern Munich

References
  1. "Nederland O15 – Servië O15". www.onsoranje.nl.
  2. "Nederland O15 – Servië O15". www.onsoranje.nl.
  3. "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
  4. "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
  5. "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
  6. "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
  7. "Joshua Zirkzee". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  8. "Interview Joshua Zirkzee: "Ik weet zeker dat ik ga slagen bij Bayern"". Elfvoetbal.nl.
  9. "The rise of youngster Joshua Zirkzee". SB Nation. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  10. "Würzburger Kickers – Bayern München II -:- (3. Liga 2019/2020, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  11. "Prachtig moment: Zirkzee debuteert in de Champions League". vtbl.nl (in Dutch). 11 December 2019.
  12. "Zirkzee macht's! 18-jähriger Debütant führt Bayern zum Sieg in Freiburg". Eurosport (in German). 18 December 2019.
  13. "Bayern Munich's Joshua Zirkzee, Serge Gnabry strike late to beat Wolfsburg". ESPN. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  14. "Champagne on ice as Reds overcome Gladbach". FC Bayern Munich. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  15. "Official : Prolific Nigerian Striker Extends Contract With Bayern Munich :: All Nigeria Soccer – The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  16. "Joshua Zirkzee". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  17. "Bayern Munich secure eighth successive Bundesliga title with win at Werder Bremen". bundesliga.com. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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