Bayern Munich Nigerian forward Joshua Zirkzee was included in the Bundesliga Team of The Week, Completesports.com reports.
The Team of The Week was published on the Bundesliga English verified Twitter handle on Tuesday.
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Zirkzee made the team alongside three of his Bayern Munich teammates; Serge Gnabry, Joshua Kimmich and Philippe Coutinho.
The 18-year-old’s inclusion was as a result of his impressive performance for Bayern in their 6-0 away win at Hoffenheim.
He scored in the 15th minute to put the Bundesliga champions 3-0 ahead.
It was his third goal in four league games for the German giants and took his goal tally to 11 in 28 appearances in all competitions this season.
Meanwhile, it was reported that Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr is seeking to convince Zirkzee to play for Nigeria.
According to a a report in France Football, Rohr and the Nigeria Football Federation have started discussions with the striker and are trying to convince him to play for the Super Eagles.
Zirkzee, who is of Nigerian descent has represented Netherlands at youth level.
By James Agberebi
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