Emmanuel van de Blaak

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Emmanuel van de Blaak
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-02-15) 15 February 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Almere City
Number 22
Youth career
2010–2011 Advendo
2011–2015 RKVV JEKA
2015–2020 Willem II
2020–2021 PSV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2025 Jong PSV 89 (2)
2025– Almere City 4 (0)
International career‡
2020 Netherlands U15 5 (0)
2021–2023 Netherlands U17 5 (0)
2023–2024 Netherlands U19 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:15, 31 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024

Emmanuel van de Blaak (born 15 February 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Almere City.

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Early life

Van de Blaak was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and grew up in Breda, Netherlands. [1] [2] He travelled between Breda and Eindhoven every day whilst playing for PSV. [3]

He has Nigerian origin. [4]

Club career

Van de Blaak spent his early career with Advendo, RKVV JEKA and Willem II, [3] signing for PSV in May 2020. [4]

He made his professional debut for Jong PSV in August 2021, aged 16. [2] [3] He suffered a serious knee injury in November 2021, ruling him out for the rest of the season. [5] In July 2022, he signed a new contract until 2025. [6] Later that year, on 3 November, he made his senior debut for PSV in a 2–1 away win over Bodø/Glimt in the Europa League, becoming one of the youngest debutants at the club following Jetro Willems and Zakaria Bakkali. [7]

On 22 September 2025, Van de Blaak signed a two-year contract with an option for an additional season with Eerste Divisie club Almere City. [8]

International career

He has represented the Netherlands at under-15 [9] and under-17 [10] youth levels.

Career statistics

As of match played 10 May 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 00———00
2021–22 Eerste Divisie110———110
2022–23 Eerste Divisie120———120
2023–24 Eerste Divisie312———312
Total542———542
PSV 2022–23 Eredivisie 00001 [a] 00010
2023–24 Eredivisie0000000000
Total0000100010
Career total542001000552
  1. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Emmanuel van de Blaak". PSV (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 Rik Elfrink (23 August 2021). "Emmanuel van de Blaak oogst lof bij Jong PSV: 'Winnen na zo'n wedstrijd geeft een heerlijk gevoel'" (in Dutch). ED.nl. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Rik Elfrink (28 October 2021). "Geen circus meer, maar nu al volop profvoetbal voor talentvolle PSV-verdediger Emmanuel van de Blaak (16)" (in Dutch). ED.nl. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 Wilber Hack (15 May 2020). "Jeugdinternational Emmanuel van de Blaak uit Breda naar PSV" (in Dutch). BN De Stem. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "'Van Nistelrooy slikt weer bittere pil: toptalent PSV loopt zware knieblessure op'". www.voetbalprimeur.nl.
  6. ↑ "New contract | Emmanuel van de Blaak signs with PSV". PSV. 14 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Profile | After months of struggling, Emmanuel van de Blaak makes his debut for PSV". PSV. 4 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Almere City versterkt defensie met Emmanuel van de Blaak". Almere City FC (in Dutch). 22 September 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "U15 profile". www.onsoranje.nl.
  10. ↑ "U17 profile". www.onsoranje.nl.
  11. ↑ Emmanuel van de Blaak at Soccerway . Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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