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Also known as Marco Wulfert Cornelis van Ginkel

Dutch association football player (born 1992)

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Marco van Ginkel is a male association football player from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Born on December 1, 1992, in Amersfoort, he plays as a midfielder and represents the Netherlands in international competition. His professional career began in 2010.

Van Ginkel has been a member of several sports teams, including SBV Vitesse, Chelsea F.C., AC Milan, and Stoke City F.C. He has competed in the Premier League. His birth name is Marco Wulfert Cornelis van Ginkel, and he speaks Dutch.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
46

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Key facts

2025
Boavista
Full name
Marco Wulfert Cornelis van Ginkel
Date of birth
( 1992-12-01 ) 1 December 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth
Amersfoort , Netherlands
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position
Midfielder
1999 2010
Vitesse
Years
Team
2010 2013
Vitesse
2013 2021
Chelsea
2014 2015
→ AC Milan (loan)
2015 2016
→ Stoke City (loan)
2016 2018
→ PSV (loan)
2020 2021
→ PSV (loan)
2021 2023
PSV
2023 2024
Vitesse
2006 2007
Netherlands U15
2010 2011
Netherlands U19

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Free Agent Soccer
Position
Midfielder
Nationality
The Netherlands

via TheSportsDB

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Encyclopedic overview

Marco Wulfert Cornelis van Ginkel ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrkoː vɑŋ ˈɣɪŋkəl] ; born 1 December 1992) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defensive or attacking midfielder.

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.

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