Later that day it was announced that Blind had been declared AFC Ajax Player of the Year for the 2012–13 season, after playing an outstanding fifth year for Ajax, from the starting left back position.
23. aprila 2013 je novi trener Ajaxa Marc Overmars sporočil, da je Ajax z Blindom podaljšal pogodbo za naslednje tri sezone, do poletja 2016.