Emmanuel van de Blaak (born 15 February 2005) is a Dutch

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays for

Jong PSV Jong PSV is a Dutch football team based in Eindhoven. It is the reserve team of PSV Eindhoven and plays in the Eerste Divisie since the 2013–14 season. History Until 2013, Jong PSV played in the Beloften Eredivisie, a league exclusively fo ...

, as a defender.

Early life

Van de Blaak is from

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. He travelled between Breda and Eindhoven every day whilst playing for PSV. He has Nigerian origin.

Club career

Van de Blaak spent his early career with Advendo, RKVV JEKA and Willem II, signing for PSV in May 2020. He made his professional debut for

in August 2021, aged 16. He suffered a serious knee injury in November 2021, ruling him out for the rest of the season. In July 2022, he signed a new contract until 2025. Later that year, on 3 November, he made his senior debut for PSV in a 2–1 away win over Bodø/Glimt in the

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, becoming one of the youngest debutants at the club following

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and

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International career

He has represented the Netherlands at under-15 and under-17 youth levels.

Career statistics

References

2005 births Living people Dutch people of Nigerian descent Dutch men's footballers Willem II Tilburg players PSV Eindhoven players Jong PSV players Eerste Divisie players Men's association football defenders Netherlands men's youth international footballers 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub