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. 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 Jong PSV 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 Europa League, becoming one of the youngest debutants at the club following Jetro Willems and Zakaria Bakkali.
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.
International career He has represented the Netherlands at under-15 and under-17 youth levels.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJong PSV2020–21Eerste Divisie00———002021–22Eerste Divisie110———1102022–23Eerste Divisie120———1202023–24Eerste Divisie312———312Total542———542PSV2022–23Eredivisie00001000102023–24Eredivisie0000000000Total0000100010Career total542001000552
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