Joshua Zirkzee

Joshua Zirkzee is one of those players who makes you do a double-take — a 23-year-old Dutch forward standing 193 cm tall, already having come through the Bayern Munich academy and now lining up in the Premier League for Manchester United. That career arc alone is wild: loan spells at Parma and Anderlecht to sharpen his game, then a proper breakthrough at Bologna before the big move to Old Trafford. What I love about him is that he doesn't play like a lumbering target man despite the height — he's got this almost elegant, technical quality that you rarely see in someone still finding their feet at the highest level. He came up in Dutch football, which already puts a certain technical floor under you, and you can see it in the way he holds the ball and links play. Still only just scratching the surface of what he can become, and honestly, the ceiling looks absurdly high.

Name (English)

Joshua Zirkzee

Name (Japanese)

ジョシュア・ザークツィー

Reading

じょしゅあ・ざーくつぃー

Born

May 22, 2001 (age 25)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Snake

Origin

Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands

Height

193 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/zirkzee/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua%20Zirkzee
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%84%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65675442

Tags

• South Holland
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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