Joshua Zirkzee

Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee (born 22 May 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Parma on loan from Bayern Munich.[8][9]

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)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Parma
(on loan from Bayern Munich)
Number 17
Youth career
2007–2010 VV Hekelingen
2010–2013 Spartaan '20
2013–2016 ADO Den Haag
2016–2017 Feyenoord
2017–2019 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Bayern Munich II 32 (6)
2019– Bayern Munich 12 (4)
2021– → Parma (loan) 0 (0)
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)
2019–2020 Netherlands U19[6] 9 (8)
2020– Netherlands U21[7] 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2020

Club career

Early years

Born in Schiedam to a Nigerian mother and a Dutch father, Zirkzee began his footballing career as a 5-year-old with VV Hekelingen after the family had moved to Spijkenisse.[10] After impressing early on, he moved to the youth department of Spartaan '20 in 2010,[10] where he played alongside his nephew, Nelson Amadin.[11] He then left for ADO Den Haag in 2013, before ending up in the Feyenoord youth academy in 2016.[12] One year later, Zirkzee left the Feyenoord academy in his native Netherlands to join the youth setup of Bayern Munich.[13]

Bayern Munich

On 1 March 2019, Zirkzee scored a hat-trick in his debut for Bayern Munich II.[13] Just a day later, he scored the winning goal for the under-19 side as they defeated 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1.[13] 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.[14]

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.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17] On 13 June 2020, Zirkzee scored the opening goal in Bayern Munich's 2–1 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach.[18] He finished off his debut season with a continental treble.

Loan to Parma

On 31 January 2021, Zirkzee moved to Italian side Parma on a loan deal.[19] The deal includes an option to buy.[19]

International career

Born in the Netherlands to a Dutch father and a Nigerian mother,[20][21] Zirkzee is a youth international for the Netherlands.[22]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 February 2021[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2018–19 Regionalliga Bayern 124———124
2019–20 3. Liga 162———162
2020–21 3. Liga 40———40
Total 326———326
Bayern Munich 2019–20 Bundesliga 94201[lower-alpha 2]000124
2020–21 Bundesliga 30000[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]040
Total 124201010164
Parma (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 00———00
Career total 44102010104810
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia
  2. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance in the DFL-Supercup

    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 U16". www.onsoranje.nl.
    4. "OnsOranje U17". www.onsoranje.nl.
    5. "OnsOranje U18". www.onsoranje.nl.
    6. "OnsOranje U19". www.onsoranje.nl.
    7. "OnsOranje U21". www.onsoranje.nl.
    8. "Joshua Zirkzee". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
    9. Kooijman, Steven (18 October 2018). "Interview Joshua Zirkzee: "Ik weet zeker dat ik ga slagen bij Bayern"". Elfvoetbal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
    10. van Trigt, Jorrit (2 October 2020). "'Bij Feyenoord beter dan zijn leeftijdsgenoten'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
    11. Gouka, Mikos (11 March 2020). "Van A tot Zirkzee: zien we deze nieuwkomer in Koemans voorselectie?". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Rotterdam. Retrieved 20 October 2020. Via zijn neef Nelson Amadin, die nu bij FC Dordrecht speelt, belandde Zirkzee ooit bij Spartaan ’20. Daar, na drie jaar, waren de scouts van ADO de eersten die hem rijp vonden voor betaald voetbal.
    12. "Oud-jeugdspeler ADO Den Haag langer bij Bayern München". Omroep West (in Dutch). 19 September 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020. Zirkzee speelde van 2013 tot 2016 in de jeugdopleiding van ADO Den Haag.
    13. "The rise of youngster Joshua Zirkzee". SB Nation. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
    14. "Würzburger Kickers – Bayern München II -:- (3. Liga 2019/2020, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
    15. "Prachtig moment: Zirkzee debuteert in de Champions League". vtbl.nl (in Dutch). 11 December 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
    16. "Zirkzee macht's! 18-jähriger Debütant führt Bayern zum Sieg in Freiburg". Eurosport (in German). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
    17. "Bayern Munich's Joshua Zirkzee, Serge Gnabry strike late to beat Wolfsburg". ESPN. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
    18. "Champagne on ice as Reds overcome Gladbach". FC Bayern Munich. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
    19. "Zirkzee confirms Parma move". Football Italia. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
    20. "Ex- Bayern Munich Nigerian Left-back Gives Two Reasons Zirkzee Should Choose". allnigeriasoccer. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
    21. Taiwo, Taiye (20 April 2020). "Zirkzee admits he dreams of playing for Netherlands instead of Nigeria". goal.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
    22. "Official : Prolific Nigerian Striker Extends Contract With Bayern Munich". www.allnigeriasoccer.com. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
    23. "Joshua Zirkzee". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
    24. "Bayern Munich secure eighth successive Bundesliga title with win at Werder Bremen". bundesliga.com. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
    25. "Joker Javi Martinez köpft Bayern zum Supercup". kicker.de (in German). 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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