Joshua Zirkzee has now committed himself to playing for the Netherlands after being featured in the team’s 2-1 victory over Türkiye in Saturday’s quarterfinal match of the 2024 European Championship, according to SportsBuddy.
Early Life And Career
The match was played on Saturday night at the Olympiastadion Berlin. Zirkzee is a Dutch-born Nigerian footballer, who was born in Schiedam to a Nigerian mother and a Dutch father.
At the age of five, his family relocated to Spijkenisse, where he joined VV Hekelingen.
Match Highlights
Türkiye’s first goal was scored by Samet Akaydin in the 35th minute with a header off an Arda Güler assist.
Netherlands equalized through Stefan de Vrij who made it 1-1 for the Orange in the 70th minute with a header from a Memphis Depay assist.
The Winning Goal came afterwards. The goal was scored by Mert Müldür in an own goal after Denzel Dumfries took a shot at Cody Gakpo which was initially ruled as a goal for the in form Liverpool forward.
Joshua Zirkzee’s Contributions
Thus, Dutch head coach Ronald Koeman replaced Zirkzee with Xavi Simons in the last few minutes to consolidate the victory.
Zirkzee came on the pitch as a substitute in this competitive match thus capping him for Netherlands for any future switches to Nigeria option.
Manchester United’s target Zirkzee is 23 years of age and the youngster is now eligible to play for the Netherlands internationally.
This cap-tie is an achievement in his career, which will make all his subsequent performances belong to the Dutch national team.
