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Joshua Zirkzee

Joshua Zirkzee, Dutch footballer

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Born
May 22, 2001
Age in 2026
25
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
2001

About Joshua Zirkzee

Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee (born 22 May 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the Netherlands national team. Zirkzee is a graduate of Bayern Munich's youth system and made 17 first-team appearances for the club. While at Bayern, he had loan spells at Parma and Anderlecht. Zirkzee signed for Bologna in August 2022. In the 2023–24 season, he was named in the Serie A Team of the Year and won the league's Best Under-23 player award. He joined Manchester United in July 2024. Zirkzee made more than 40 appearances for the Netherlands at youth international level. He made his senior international debut in July 2024, at UEFA Euro 2024.

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The world when Joshua Zirkzee was born

Joshua Zirkzee was born in 2001. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2001

  • #1 song"Hanging by a Moment" – Lifehouse
  • Top movieA Beautiful Mind
  • Top TV showSurvivor
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone – J.K. Rowling (US paperback peak)

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBarry Bonds hits 73 home runs
  • Top headline9/11 attacks change the world forever
  • Technology milestoneApple iPod released
  • Defining fadiPod
  • Notable inventioniPod
  • World population6.17 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
  • Sports championArizona Diamondbacks (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population284.9M

2001 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Joshua Zirkzee's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20012026
Gas$1.46$3.45/gal
Average home$147,800$435,000
Average income$51,407$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$5.66$11.95
Postage stamp$0.34$0.73
Population284.9M341 million

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