Emmanuel van de Blaak

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Emmanuel van de Blaak
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-02-15) 15 February 2005 (age 21)
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*
Years Team Apps (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.

Early life

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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

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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

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

Career statistics

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As of match played 10 May 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong PSV 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 0 0 — — — 0 0
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 11 0 — — — 11 0
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 12 0 — — — 12 0
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 31 2 — — — 31 2
Total 54 2 — — — 54 2
PSV 2022–23 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 1 0
2023–24 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 54 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 55 2
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

References

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