Joshua Zirkzee

Big Jo hasn't let success go to his head and has remained grounded with feet firmly on the pedal! The big man loves bicycling through European cities, unearthing cultural landscapes and landmarks.

Born in Schiedam, Netherlands, on May 22nd, 2001, Big Jo as he would become to be known had a rather nomadic youth career. He trained all across the Netherlands with stints at VV Hekelingen, Spartan ’20, ADO Den Haag, and Feyenoord. To complete the final phase of his development however, he moved to Germany in 2017 to be trained at the academy of Bavarian giants Bayern Munich. The youngster began as if shot out of cannon in his new surroundings, scoring a hat-trick on his debut for Bayern Munich II, and would continue to impress as the team went on to capture the 2018/19 Regionalliga Bayern and the Premier League International Cup. His debut for the senior team came in the UEFA Champions League against English opposition Tottenham Hotspur on 11th December 2019, which was subsequently followed by his Bundesliga debut a week later in against Freiburg. Upon entering the field in stoppage time the flying Dutchman scored to break the 1-1 deadlock and give Bayern the win. He would repeat the feat two days later against Wolfsburg, coming off the bench and helping the team snatch victory in the dying minutes. The young man featured 12 times as the Bavarian giants dominated both domestically and in Europe to be crowned Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and UEFA Champions League winners.