Marco Van Ginkel has been at Chelsea for a long time, but never got the chance he deserves.
Injuries have blighted his career, and he’s just been out for a 32 month stretch. It’s been painful to watch him all but miss out on a career. The most recent contract Chelsea gave him was a sign of solidarity as much as anything else, keeping him at the club for a further few years of rehab and then loans.
That’s why it was so great to see him back on the pitch this week. He came on as a sub for PSV tonight in his first appearance since May of 2018. He’s always been a star for them when able to play, let’s hope he can get back to his best.
Chelsea fans on social media were understandably delighted, and you can see a selection of their reaction embedded here:
Hij was 983 dagen afwezig…
Maar nu is Marco van Ginkel weer terug binnen de lijnen!#psvaz pic.twitter.com/6beD1gmTLS
— ESPN NL (@ESPNnl) January 13, 2021
Marco van Ginkel has been on loan for close to a decade.🙆🏾♂️ https://t.co/NB2gcFps8F
— Masomelele (@MasoJucwa) January 13, 2021
The long wait is over.
After 2.5 years. 983 days, Marco Van Ginkel returns for PSV Eindhoven.
His injury nightmare is finally over.
— Dutch Football 🇳🇱 (@FootballOranje_) January 13, 2021
Marco van Ginkel played for PSV tonight, his first match for 32 months following a lengthy injury lay-off.
Congratulations and welcome back, Marco! 💪 pic.twitter.com/KQZcSGM13v
— Busari olatunji Taofik (@IamVickbanks) January 13, 2021
He is better than Lampard son (Mount)
— Abdirahman Shiine (@AbdirahmanShii9) January 13, 2021
https://twitter.com/CFCJeremy1905/status/1349450352668639233
https://twitter.com/CarefreeYouth/status/1349455728289976320
Marco van Ginkel played for PSV tonight, his first match for 32 months following a lengthy injury lay-off.
Congratulations and welcome back, Marco! 💪 pic.twitter.com/IY8jrzZ6pP
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) January 13, 2021
congratulations Marco happy to see you back again all the best
He will get injured again soon. He will retire from his playing career at an early age.
He is damaged goods. Not sure why he hasn’t been let go yet. Probably a PR stunt for the football club to virtue signal about how ‘compassionate’ it is.