Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee was born on 22 May 2001 in Schiedam, Netherlands. Zirkzee began his footballing career as a 5-year-old with VV Hekelingen moving through different clubs before before ending up in the Feyenoord youth academy in 2016. One year later, Zirkzee left the Feyenoord academy in his native Netherlands to join the youth setup of Bayern Munich. On 11 December 2019, Zirkzee made his debut for the senior team against Tottenham Hotspur in the final group stage match of the Champions League. He subsequently made his Bundesliga debut on 18 December, coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute in a match against Freiburg tied at 1–1; he scored the winner almost immediately after entering the game.