Daley Blind

Daley Blind

Blind playing for Manchester United in 2016
Personal information
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
Team information
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	45	(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)
2013–2024	Netherlands	108	(3)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Netherlands FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil UEFA Nations League Runner-up 2019 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Daley Blind (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdeːli ˈblɪnt]; born 9 March 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Girona. He has been deployed in a variety of defensive roles – as a left-back, centre-back, and defensive midfielder. He is the son of former Ajax defender and former Netherlands national team manager Danny Blind.

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 Spanish club Girona in 2023.

A full Netherlands international from 2013 to 2024, Blind earned over 100 caps, and was a member of the Dutch squad that finished third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He went on to feature at UEFA Euro 2020, the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024.