Former Paris Saint-Germain defender Layvin Kurzawa and former PSV Eindhoven defensive midfielder Marco van Ginkel join Boavista on free transfer..

Boavista announced on its official website on Wednesday that former Paris Saint-Germain French international left-back Layvin Kurzawa and former PSV Eindhoven Netherlands international defensive midfielder Marco van Ginkel have joined the club as free agents. 

According to the Portuguese Primeira Liga club's official statement, both of them have signed on a short-term six-month deal with the club which will only run until the end of this season.

About Layvin Kurzawa

The 32-year-old Layvin Kurzawa was born in Fréjus, France on September 4, 1992. He is 1.81 meters tall. He primarily plays a left back and can also play as a center back. He has dual nationalities of France and Poland and is of Guadeloupe descent.

As a child, Kurzawa played for the youth academies of two non-league clubs, Saint-Raphael and Aix-en-Provence successively. He joined the Monaco youth academy in 2007 and completed his Monaco first-team debut in a Coupe de la Ligue match in September 2010..

During the five-year spell with Les Monégasques, Kurzawa won the Ligue 2 with the club once.

In August 2015, Kurzawa moved to Paris Saint-Germain for €23 million.

At first, Kurzawa became Les Parisiens' undisputed main left-back with his outstanding performances. However, following the arrival of Portuguese international wonderkid Nuno Mendes in 2021, Kurzawa's status in the team has suddenly completely disappeared.

In order to get a playing opportunities, Kurzawa agreed to be loaned-out to Fulham on the 2022 summer transfer window deadlien day, but he still did not get many playing opportunities.

After returning to the club following his loan spell in the summer of 2023, Kurzawa has almost never been selected even for the bench this season except for a substitute appearance in the game against Strasbourg in October of the same year.

Throughout his nine-year spell at Paris Saint-Germain, Kurzawa has made 154 appearances across all competitions for Les Parisiens, scoring 14 goals and assisting 23 times, where he has won the Ligue 1, Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue 4 times each, as well as the Trophée des Champions 5 times with the club, and reached the Champions League final once.

About Marco van Ginkel

The 32-year-old Marco van Ginkel was born on December 1, 1992 in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. He is 1.86 meters tall and primarily plays as a defensive midfielder. He can also play as a center midfielder or attacking midfielder.

Van Ginkel joined the Vitesse Arnhem youth academy at the age of 7, and completed his Vitesse Arnhem first-team debut by coming on as a substitute in April 2010.

During his 3-year spell with Vitesse Arnhem, Van Ginkel was selected as the Dutch Wonderkid of the Year in 2012 for his outstanding performances.

In July 2013, Van Ginkel joined Chelsea for £8 million, but he rarely got the chance to play for the Blues.

On the following year's summer transfer window deadline day, Van Ginkel was loaned-out to AC Milan.

Despite his good performances, Van Ginkel was plagued by injuries.

In July 2015, Van Ginkel was loaned-out to Stoke City.

On the following year's winter transfer window deadline day, Van Ginkel was loaned-out to PSV Eindhoven for 2 years.

After leaving the club at the end of his contract in 2020, Van Ginkel officially returned to PSV Eindhoven as a free agent.

On the 2023 winter transfer window deadline day, Van Ginkel returned to Vitesse Arnhem for €1 million.

During his four-and-a-half-year spell at PSV Eindhoven, Van Ginkel played 118 times for the Lampen in all competitions, scoring 34 goals and providing 14 assists. During which, he has won the Eredivisie twice, the Johan Cruyff Shield (Dutch Super Cup) twice and the Dutch Cup once with the club.