Marco van Ginkel

Marco van Ginkel
Van Ginkel playing for Chelsea in 2013
Personal information
Full name Marco Wulfert Cornelis van Ginkel
Date of birth (1992-12-01) 1 December 1992
Place of birth Amersfoort, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Boavista
Number 8
Youth career
1999–2010 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Vitesse 93 (18)
2013–2021 Chelsea 2 (0)
2014–2015AC Milan (loan) 17 (1)
2015–2016Stoke City (loan) 17 (0)
2016–2018PSV (loan) 56 (29)
2020–2021PSV (loan) 11 (1)
2021–2023 PSV 24 (1)
2023–2024 Vitesse 43 (9)
2025– Boavista 11 (1)
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 3 June 2025

Marco Wulfert Cornelis van Ginkel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrkoː vɑŋ ˈɣɪŋkəl] ; born 1 December 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive or attacking midfielder for Primeira Liga club Boavista.

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. 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 until joining 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.