Daley Blind
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Daley Blind (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdeːli ˈblɪnt]; born 9 March 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Girona and the Netherlands national team. He has been deployed in a variety of defensive roles – as a defensive midfielder, left back and centre back. He is the son of former Ajax defender and former Netherlands national team manager Danny Blind.
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Full name | Daley Blind[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1990-03-09) 9 March 1990 (age 34)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back, left back, defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Girona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1998 | Amsterdamsche FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2008 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2014 | Ajax | 102 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | → Groningen (loan) | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Manchester United | 90 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2023 | Ajax | 124 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Bayern Munich | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Girona | 34 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Netherlands U15 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Netherlands U16 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Netherlands U17 | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Netherlands U19 | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013– | Netherlands | 108 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:18, 24 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:07, 2 July 2024 (UTC) |
Blind rose through the youth ranks at Ajax, becoming a regular after a loan to Groningen, and won four consecutive Eredivisie titles with the club. In September 2014, he transferred to Manchester United for £13.8 million, where he was part of the team that won four trophies including the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Europa League. In the summer of 2018, Blind returned to Ajax, where he won his fifth Eredivisie title and a first-ever KNVB Cup in his first season back at the club. He won two more Eredivisie titles before moving to Bayern Munich, where he won the Bundesliga during a six-month spell. Blind signed for La Liga club Girona in 2023.
A full Netherlands international since 2013, Blind has earned over 100 caps, and was a member of the Dutch squad that finished third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He has since featured at UEFA Euro 2020, the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024.