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Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee will get a first taste of competitive football in England when he lines up for Manchester United to face Manchester City in the FA Community Shield, set for today Saturday 10 August at Wembley Stadium in London.
Zirkzee, who was born in the Netherlands to a Nigerian mother and Dutch father, started his football journey with VV Hekelingen, before going on to feature in the youth systems of Spaartan 20, ADO Den Haag, Feyenoord and Bayern Munich.
And it was with the Germany heavyweights that Zirkzee got his first taste of senior professional football, debuting in a UEFA Champions League match against Tottenham Hotspur in December 2019.
The 1.93m-tall forward went on to have loan spells at Parma (Italy) and Anderlecht (Belgium), before signing for Serie A side Bologna in August 2022. In two full seasons at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, Zirkzee made 58 appearances across all competitions, registering 14 goals and nine assists.
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