He played youth soccer for VV Moordrecht and Sparta Rotterdam.
Left winger known as a long-range goal-scoring threat who made his professional debut in 2011 with PSV. He joined the Netherlands national team in 2013 and signed with Manchester United in 2015.
He was born in Moordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. He became engaged to Lori Harvey in June 2017.
In 2009, he played for the Netherlands U-16 national team.
He and attacking midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum both joined PSV in 2011.