Former Inter Milan defender Zinho Vanheusden has officially terminated his Nerazzurri contract and signed for Marabella.

The Spanish third division club officially announce the Belgian’s arrival on a one-year contract until the end of June 2026.

Inter Milan signed defender Zinho Vanheusden to their youth academy all the way back in 2015.

The Belgian was very highly rated when the Nerazzurri brought him in from Standard Liege. And the hopes were high for him.

Inter would loan Vanheusden back to Standard for some time. Then, they subsequently sold him on a permanent basis. And in the summer of 2021, exercised a buyback clause on the young defender.

A succession of loan spells followed. Vanheusden joined Genoa and then AZ Alkmaar on loan.

However, these two years were absolutely blighted by injury for the Belgian. Including a broken foot that he sustained while at AZ.

Inter Outcast Zinho Vanheusden Terminates Contract & Joins Marabella

Zinho Vanheusden
Belgiumโ€™s Zinho Vanheusden pictured during a press moment of Belgian national soccer team Red Devils to prepare three qualification games for the 2022 World Cup, Tuesday 31 August 2021 in Tubize. BELGA PHOTO BRUNO FAHY (Photo by BRUNO FAHY/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

In the summer of 2023, Inter loaned Vanheusden back to Standard Liege.

For whatever reason, the Belgianโ€™s boyhood club seemed to be the one place that he could avoid unfortunate injuries and string together some playing time.

However, Standard did not sign Vanheusden outright at the end of that loan spell.

Therefore, the Belgian joined Mechelen on loan last summer.

However, Vanheusden barely featured for the Belgian club. Once again, injuries played a major role in this.

Having once looked like he could feature regularly for Belgium, even earning a senior cap, Vanheusden looks very much out in the cold.

Now, Vanheusden has terminated his contract with Inter in the final year.

The Belgian has made the switch to join Spanish side Marabella. He signs on a one-year deal until the end of June 2026.