Emmanuel van de Blaak
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 February 2005 | ||
| 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) |
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* 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
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]
| 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 | ||
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ "Emmanuel van de Blaak". PSV (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b Wilber Hack (15 May 2020). "Jeugdinternational Emmanuel van de Blaak uit Breda naar PSV" (in Dutch). BN De Stem. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "'Van Nistelrooy slikt weer bittere pil: toptalent PSV loopt zware knieblessure op'". www.voetbalprimeur.nl.
- ^ "New contract | Emmanuel van de Blaak signs with PSV". PSV. 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Profile | After months of struggling, Emmanuel van de Blaak makes his debut for PSV". PSV. 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Almere City versterkt defensie met Emmanuel van de Blaak". Almere City FC (in Dutch). 22 September 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "U15 profile". www.onsoranje.nl.
- ^ "U17 profile". www.onsoranje.nl.
- ^ Emmanuel van de Blaak at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2021.