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Joshua Zirkzee

Joshua Zirkzee

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Manchester United
Age25
CitizenshipNetherlands Nigeria
Height1.93 m
Footright
BornMay 22, 2001
at Manchester United 679 days · joined 2024-07-14
👕200+ Apps 50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps
Market value €30.00m
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.34
goals / match
Bologna FC 1909
top club · 58 apps

Career highs

€50.00m
peak value · 2024
€42.50m
top transfer fee · 24/25
22
best season · 18/19
51 / 22
int'l caps / goals
264Appearances
90Goals
52Assists
22Yellow cards
3Red cards
47Full matches (90′)
Full nameJoshua Zirkzee
Name in home countryJoshua Orobosa Zirkzee
Date of birth2001-05-22 (25 yrs)
Place of birthSchiedam, Netherlands
CitizenshipNetherlands Nigeria
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height193.00 m
Current clubManchester United
Joined2024-07-14
Contract expires2029-06-30
AgentSports Invest UK ltd
OutfitterNike
Jul 2025
25/26 — Manchester United
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2025
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2024
Transfer: Bologna → Man Utd
24/25 · Transfer · €42.50m
Jul 2024
24/25 — Manchester United
49 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
May 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Mar 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Bologna FC 1909
37 matches · 12 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Dec 2022
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2022
Transfer: Bayern Munich → Bologna
22/23 · Transfer · €27.50m
Jul 2022
22/23 — Bayern Munich, Bologna FC 1909
21 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2022
Transfer: RSC Anderlecht → Bayern Munich
21/22 · Return from loan
Aug 2021
Transfer: Bayern Munich → RSC Anderlecht
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — RSC Anderlecht
47 matches · 18 G · 13 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2021
Transfer: Parma → Bayern Munich
20/21 · Return from loan
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Feb 2021
Transfer: Bayern Munich → Parma
20/21 · Loan
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Bayern Munich II, Bayern Munich, Parma Calcio 1913
13 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: FC Bayern II → Bayern Munich
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Bayern Munich II, Bayern Munich, FC Bayern Munich U19, Bayern Munich UEFA U19
34 matches · 12 G · 6 A · across 7 competitions
Mar 2019
Transfer: FC Bayern U19 → FC Bayern II
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Bayern Munich II, FC Bayern Munich U19, Bayern Munich UEFA U19
34 matches · 22 G · 9 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: FC Bayern U17 → FC Bayern U19
18/19 · Transfer
Aug 2017
Transfer: Feyenoord Youth → FC Bayern U17
17/18 · Transfer · €150k
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Bayern Munich U17, FC Bayern Munich U19
21 matches · 16 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Feyenoord U17, Feyenoord U19
6 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: ADO Youth → Feyenoord Youth
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2013
Transfer: Spartaan Yth. → ADO Youth
13/14 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €50.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
4,266 min
Minutes played by club
Manchester United 24.9%
Bologna FC 1909 19.4%
Bayern Munich 1.7%
RSC Anderlecht 17.9%
FC Bayern Munich II 14.4%
Parma Calcio 1913 0.0%
FC Bayern Munich U19 9.2%
Bayern Munich UEFA U19 4.5%
FC Bayern Munich U17 7.5%
Feyenoord U19 0.5%
Feyenoord U17 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Manchester United 2 24/25 25/26 51 7 3 1,062
Bologna FC 1909 2 22/23 23/24 58 14 9 826
Bayern Munich 3 19/20 22/23 17 4 1 74
RSC Anderlecht 1 21/22 21/22 47 18 13 763
FC Bayern Munich II 3 18/19 20/21 32 6 9 613
Parma Calcio 1913 1 20/21 20/21 4 0 0 0
FC Bayern Munich U19 3 17/18 19/20 21 16 4 392
Bayern Munich UEFA U19 2 18/19 19/20 9 8 3 194
FC Bayern Munich U17 1 17/18 17/18 19 16 9 320
Feyenoord U19 1 16/17 16/17 2 1 0 22
Feyenoord U17 1 16/17 16/17 4 0 1 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

8€12.5M16€25M23€37.5M31€50M16/17 — 1 goals (Feyenoord U19)16/17 — 1 assists216/1717/18 — 16 goals (FC Bayern Munich U17)17/18 — 9 assists2517/1818/19 — 22 goals (FC Bayern Munich II)18/19 — 9 assists3118/1919/20 — 12 goals (FC Bayern Munich II)19/20 — 6 assists1819/2020/21 — 2 assists220/2121/22 — 18 goals (RSC Anderlecht)21/22 — 13 assists3121/2222/23 — 2 goals (Bologna FC 1909)22/23 — 2 assists422/2323/24 — 12 goals (Bologna FC 1909)23/24 — 7 assists1923/2424/25 — 7 goals (Manchester United)24/25 — 3 assists1024/2525/2619/20 — €1M20/21 — €9M21/22 — €9M22/23 — €11M23/24 — €30M24/25 — €50M25/26 — €35MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

16/17: 1116/1717/18: 161617/1818/19: 222218/1919/20: 121219/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 181821/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 121223/2424/25: 7724/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

16/17: 1116/1717/18: 9917/1818/19: 9918/1919/20: 6619/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 131321/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 7723/2424/25: 3324/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 EFL Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 1 0 0
25/26 Premier League Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Community Shield Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 EFL Cup Manchester United 3 1 0 0 0 146
24/25 Europa League Manchester United 11 2 1 1 0 266
24/25 FA Cup Manchester United 3 1 0 0 0 185
24/25 Premier League Manchester United 32 3 2 2 0 465
23/24 Italy Cup Bologna FC 1909 3 1 2 0 0 168
23/24 Serie A Bologna FC 1909 34 11 5 8 0 252
22/23 Bundesliga Bayern Munich 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 DFL-Supercup Bayern Munich 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Italy Cup Bologna FC 1909 2 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Serie A Bologna FC 1909 19 2 2 1 0 406
21/22 Croky Cup RSC Anderlecht 6 2 2 0 0 221
21/22 JPL RSC Anderlecht 32 15 8 2 0 139
21/22 JPL Play-Offs I RSC Anderlecht 6 1 3 0 0 403
21/22 UECL Quali RSC Anderlecht 3 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 3. Liga FC Bayern Munich II 4 0 2 0 1 0
20/21 Bundesliga Bayern Munich 3 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Champions League Bayern Munich 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 DFB-Pokal Bayern Munich 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 DFL-Supercup Bayern Munich 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Serie A Parma Calcio 1913 4 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 UEFA Super Cup Bayern Munich 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 3. Liga FC Bayern Munich II 16 2 3 3 0 443
19/20 Bundesliga Bayern Munich 9 4 1 0 0 74
19/20 Champions League Bayern Munich 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 DFB-Pokal Bayern Munich 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 DFB-Pokal der Junioren FC Bayern Munich U19 1 1 1 0 0 90
19/20 U19-Bundesliga S/SW FC Bayern Munich U19 2 1 1 0 0 135
19/20 UEFA Youth League Bayern Munich UEFA U19 3 4 0 0 0 68
18/19 Aufstiegsrunde zur 3. Liga FC Bayern Munich II 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 DFB-Pokal der Junioren FC Bayern Munich U19 2 2 0 0 0 81
18/19 Regionalliga Bayern FC Bayern Munich II 10 4 4 1 1 170
18/19 U19-Bundesliga S/SW FC Bayern Munich U19 14 12 2 1 0 86
18/19 UEFA Youth League Bayern Munich UEFA U19 6 4 3 0 0 126
17/18 U17-BL Finals FC Bayern Munich U17 3 1 0 0 1 227
17/18 U17-Bundesliga South/Southwest FC Bayern Munich U17 16 15 9 1 0 93
17/18 U19-Bundesliga S/SW FC Bayern Munich U19 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 U17 Div. 1 Spring Feyenoord U17 4 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 U19 Cup NL Feyenoord U19 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 U19 Div. 1 Spring Feyenoord U19 1 1 0 0 0 22
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
13/14 2013-07-01 Spartaan Yth. ADO Youth Transfer 0
16/17 2016-07-01 ADO Youth Feyenoord Youth Transfer 0
17/18 2017-08-25 Feyenoord Youth FC Bayern U17 Transfer 0 €150k
18/19 2018-07-01 FC Bayern U17 FC Bayern U19 Transfer 0
18/19 2019-03-01 FC Bayern U19 FC Bayern II Transfer 0
20/21 2020-07-01 FC Bayern II Bayern Munich Transfer 6300000
20/21 2021-02-01 Bayern Munich Parma Loan 9000000
20/21 2021-06-30 Parma Bayern Munich Return from loan 8000000
21/22 2021-08-03 Bayern Munich RSC Anderlecht Loan 8000000
21/22 2022-06-30 RSC Anderlecht Bayern Munich Return from loan 11000000
22/23 2022-08-30 Bayern Munich Bologna Transfer 11000000 €27.50m
24/25 2024-07-14 Bologna Man Utd Transfer 50000000 €42.50m
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
20/21 Quarantine 2020-11-05 2020-11-13 9 2
20/21 Quarantine 2020-12-06 2020-12-17 12 3
20/21 Lumbago 2021-02-25 2021-03-14 18 4
20/21 Inner ligament injury 2021-04-02 2021-06-13 73 15
22/23 inflammation 2022-12-08 2023-01-17 41 4
22/23 Adductor injury 2023-02-08 2023-02-28 21 3
22/23 Ankle injury 2023-03-27 2023-03-30 4 0
23/24 Hamstring muscle injury 2024-03-09 2024-03-31 23 4
23/24 Hamstring injury 2024-05-11 2024-06-05 26 3
24/25 Thigh problems 2025-04-14 2025-06-01 49 10
Current€30.00m
Peak€50.00m
Low€100k
Δ since start+€29.00m
€100k€12.58m€25.05m€37.53m€50.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €42.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #39118 #9 6 3 former national player
Team #34684 #9 2 0 former national player
Team #16341 #19 9 8 former national player
Team #16340 #9 7 2 former national player
Team #11944 #20 19 7 former national player
Team #10933 #18 2 1 former national player
Team #3379 #21 6 1 recent national player

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
21/22 JPL RSC Anderlecht 15 32
17/18 U17-Bundesliga South/Southwest FC Bayern Munich U17 15 16
18/19 U19-Bundesliga S/SW FC Bayern Munich U19 12 14

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
17/18 U17-Bundesliga South/Southwest FC Bayern Munich U17 9 16
21/22 JPL RSC Anderlecht 8 32
23/24 Serie A Bologna FC 1909 5 34

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
21/22 2022-06-30 RSC Anderlecht Bayern Munich Return from loan €11.00m
21/22 2021-08-03 Bayern Munich RSC Anderlecht Loan €8.00m
20/21 2021-06-30 Parma Bayern Munich Return from loan €8.00m
20/21 2021-02-01 Bayern Munich Parma Loan €9.00m

Last 50 matches for Manchester United The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-03-02 GB1 Manchester United 1–1 Fulham FC Available
2024-12-19 CGB Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 Manchester United Available
2024-10-30 CGB Manchester United 5–2 Leicester City Available
2024-09-17 CGB Manchester United 7–0 Barnsley FC Available
2024-05-25 GB1 Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United INJURED Hamstring injury
2024-04-21 GB1 Coventry City 3–3 Manchester United Available
2024-04-21 GB1 Coventry City 3–3 Manchester United Available
2024-03-17 GB1 Manchester United 4–3 Liverpool FC INJURED Hamstring muscle injury
2024-03-17 GB1 Manchester United 4–3 Liverpool FC INJURED Hamstring muscle injury
2024-02-28 GB1 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Manchester United Available
2023-11-01 CGB Manchester United 0–3 Newcastle United Available
2023-09-26 CGB Manchester United 3–0 Crystal Palace Available
2023-06-03 GB1 Manchester City 2–1 Manchester United Available
2023-04-23 GB1 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Manchester United Available
2023-03-19 GB1 Manchester United 3–1 Fulham FC Available
2023-03-01 GB1 Manchester United 3–1 West Ham United Available
2023-02-26 CGB Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United INJURED Adductor injury
2023-02-01 CGB Manchester United 2–0 Nottingham Forest Available
2023-01-25 CGB Nottingham Forest 0–3 Manchester United Available
2023-01-10 CGB Manchester United 3–0 Charlton Athletic INJURED inflammation
2022-12-21 CGB Manchester United 2–0 Burnley FC INJURED inflammation
2022-11-10 CGB Manchester United 4–2 Aston Villa Available
2022-03-15 CL Manchester United 0–1 Atlético Madrid Available
2022-03-15 CL Manchester United 0–1 Atlético Madrid Available
2022-02-23 CL Atlético Madrid 1–1 Manchester United Available
2022-02-23 CL Atlético Madrid 1–1 Manchester United Available
2021-12-08 CL Manchester United 1–1 BSC Young Boys Available
2021-11-23 CL Villarreal CF 0–2 Manchester United Available
2021-11-02 CL Atalanta 2–2 Manchester United Available
2021-10-20 CL Manchester United 3–2 Atalanta Available
2021-09-29 CL Manchester United 2–1 Villarreal CF Available
2021-09-22 CGB Manchester United 0–1 West Ham United Available
2021-09-14 CL BSC Young Boys 2–1 Manchester United Available
2021-03-21 GB1 Leicester City 3–1 Manchester United Available
2021-02-09 GB1 Manchester United 1–0 West Ham United Available
2021-01-06 CGB Manchester United 0–2 Manchester City Available
2020-12-23 CGB Everton FC 0–2 Manchester United Available
2020-12-08 CL RB Leipzig 3–2 Manchester United INJURED Quarantine
2020-12-02 CL Manchester United 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain Available
2020-11-24 CL Manchester United 4–1 İstanbul Başakşehir Available
2020-11-04 CL İstanbul Başakşehir 2–1 Manchester United Available
2020-10-28 CL Manchester United 5–0 RB Leipzig Available
2020-10-20 CL Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 Manchester United Available
2020-09-30 CGB Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 Manchester United Available
2020-09-22 CGB Luton Town 0–3 Manchester United Available
2020-06-30 GB1 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 Manchester United Available
2020-06-27 GB1 Norwich City 1–2 Manchester United Available
2020-06-24 GB1 Manchester United 3–0 Sheffield United Available
2020-06-19 GB1 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Manchester United Available
2020-03-08 GB1 Manchester United 2–0 Manchester City Available

Teams faced most often by Joshua Zirkzee's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Royal Antwerp FC 20 9 7 4 26 18 +8 45%
Club Brugge KV 19 2 4 13 21 39 -18 11%
KRC Genk 18 5 3 10 16 24 -8 28%
KAA Gent 14 5 6 3 22 10 +12 36%
Manchester City 12 5 1 6 15 18 -3 42%
Standard Liège 12 6 3 3 19 16 +3 50%
Cercle Brugge 12 9 2 1 28 7 +21 75%
Chelsea FC 11 6 2 3 18 13 +5 55%
Sporting Charleroi 10 6 3 1 14 6 +8 60%
KV Kortrijk 10 5 2 3 19 11 +8 50%
Liverpool FC 10 3 5 2 13 14 -1 30%
West Ham United 10 4 3 3 14 10 +4 40%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
16/17 Senior debut season
16/17 First senior goal
19/20 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 2 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 49 1,062 3 0 0 0.25
23/24 37 420 8 0 0 1.71
22/23 21 406 2 0 0 0.44
21/22 47 763 2 0 0 0.24
20/21 13 0 0 0 1 0
19/20 34 810 3 1 0 0.44
18/19 34 463 2 0 1 0.58
17/18 21 320 1 0 1 0.56

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

U17-Bundesliga South/Southwest
16 apps
15 G
9 A
JPL
32 apps
15 G
8 A
Serie A
57 apps
13 G
7 A
U19-Bundesliga S/SW
18 apps
13 G
3 A
UEFA Youth League
9 apps
8 G
3 A
Regionalliga Bayern
10 apps
4 G
4 A
Bundesliga
12 apps
4 G
1 A
Premier League
33 apps
3 G
2 A
DFB-Pokal der Junioren
3 apps
3 G
1 A
3. Liga
20 apps
2 G
5 A

Frequently asked about Joshua Zirkzee

Who is Joshua Zirkzee?

Joshua Zirkzee is a Netherlands professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Manchester United.

How old is Joshua Zirkzee?

Joshua Zirkzee is 25 years old. He was born on May 22, 2001 in Schiedam.

What position does Joshua Zirkzee play?

Joshua Zirkzee plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Joshua Zirkzee play for?

Joshua Zirkzee currently plays for Manchester United.

How many career goals has Joshua Zirkzee scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Joshua Zirkzee has scored 90 goals in 264 appearances.

What is Joshua Zirkzee's market value?

Joshua Zirkzee's most recent reported market value is €30.00m.