Marco van Ginkel
Dutch footballer (born 1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marco Wulfert Cornelis van Ginkel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrkoː vɑŋ ˈɣɪŋkəl] ⓘ;[3] born 1 December 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Vitesse. He can also play as a defensive or attacking midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marco Wulfert Cornelis van Ginkel[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1992-12-01) 1 December 1992 (age 31)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Amersfoort, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vitesse | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2010 | Vitesse | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Vitesse | 93 | (18) |
2013–2021 | Chelsea | 2 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → AC Milan (loan) | 17 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → Stoke City (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2016–2018 | → PSV (loan) | 56 | (29) |
2020–2021 | → PSV (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2021–2023 | PSV | 24 | (1) |
2023– | Vitesse | 28 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2006–2007 | Netherlands U15 | 4 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Netherlands U19 | 4 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Netherlands U21 | 23 | (4) |
2012–2017 | Netherlands | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:23, 29 April 2019 (UTC) |
Van Ginkel began his career in the youth ranks of Vitesse, joining the Arnhem-based club as a six-year-old in 1999. After making his way through the various youth levels at the club, Van Ginkel debuted for the senior team in 2010 before sealing a transfer around £9 million to Chelsea in 2013.[4] He suffered a serious knee injury early into his Chelsea career which ruled him out for seven months. He then went on season-long loans to AC Milan in 2014–15, Stoke City in 2015–16 and PSV from 2016 until 2018. He now plays for Vitesse.
At international level, Van Ginkel represented the Netherlands at the under-19 and under-21 levels before making his senior team debut against Germany in November 2012.[5]