Daley Blind

Daley Blind (born 9 March 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back, left-back and defensive midfielder for English club Manchester United and the Netherlands national team. He is the son of former Ajax defender and current 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.

A full international since 2013, he has earned over 30 caps and was a member of the Dutch squad that finished third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Ajax

Blind began his career in the youth academy of his hometown club, AFC Ajax; the same club where his father Danny made his name as a professional. Blind is a product of the Ajax youth system and, while officially still a B-junior, he became a mainstay in the A-juniors during the 2007–08 season. before earning promotion to the Ajax first team for the 2008–09 season. He was a midfielder through his journey up the Ajax youth levels, often playing the 'No. 6' or 'third centre-back' role. He showed good promise as a youngster and was made captain of Jong Ajax in 2007. He signed his first professional contract at age seventeen tying him to the club until 1 July 2010.