Ryan Flamingo
.jpg) Flamingo playing for Utrecht in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Blaricum, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PSV | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | BFC Bussum | ||
| 2014–2021 | Almere City | ||
| 2021 | → Sassuolo (loan) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Sassuolo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Sassuolo | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Vitesse (loan) | 33 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Utrecht (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2024– | PSV | 75 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Netherlands U21 | 17 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:24, 17 October 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2025 | |||
Ryan Flamingo (born 31 December 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Eredivisie club PSV.
Club career
Early career: Sassuolo, Vitesse and Utrecht
He joined Vitesse on loan in July 2022, having spent some time abroad in Italy with Sassuolo. Prior to that switch, he had been in the youth teams with Almere City.
Flamingo made his debut in the Eredivisie on 7 August 2022, appearing as a substitute in a 5–2 defeat against Feyenoord at the GelreDome. As well as playing in defence Flamingo demonstrated versatility for Vitesse also playing in midfield against RKC Waalwijk on 27 August 2022 and scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 draw, before switching back to playing in defence the following week against Groningen.
On 18 August 2023, Flamingo moved on a new loan to Utrecht, with an option to buy.
PSV Eindhoven
In July 2024, he signed a five-year contract with PSV Eindhoven. On 5 November, he scored his first goal in a 4–0 victory over Girona in the Champions League. In the competition's knockout phase play-offs, he netted an extra-time goal in a 3–1 win over Juventus in the second leg, which qualified his team to the Round of 16.
International career
In March 2023, Flamingo was called up to the Dutch U21 squad for the first time.
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Flamingo is of Surinamese and Indonesian descent.
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 October 2026
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitesse (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| Utrecht (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 34 | 3 | |
| PSV | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 3 |
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
| 2026–27 | Eredivisie | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 75 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 138 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 167 | 13 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie European competition play-offs
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- 1 2 3 Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
Honours
PSV
Individual
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2024
References
- ↑ "Ryan Flamingo". OnsOranje (KNVB - Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ Ryan Flamingo at Soccerway
- ↑ "Vitesse loan Sassuolo defender". Footballoranje .com.
- ↑ "Italiaanse media in ban van Ryan Flamingo, de scorende verdediger uit Amsterdam". ad.nl.
- ↑ "INTERVIEW RYAN FLAMINGO: "MIJN KEUZE VOOR SASSUOLO WAS SNEL GEMAAKT"". elfvoetbal.nl.
- ↑ "Vitesse vs. Feyenoord - 7 August 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Vitesse after a draw at home against RKC from zero points". nos.nl.
- ↑ "Renovated Vitesse grabs first three points in Groningen". telegraaf.nl.
- ↑ "Defensieve versterking: Ryan Flamingo strijkt neer in Utrecht" [Defensive reinforcement: Ryan Flamingo settles in Utrecht] (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ↑ "PSV ACQUIRES RYAN FLAMINGO FROM FC UTRECHT". psv.nl. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ↑ "PSV Eindhoven 4–0 Girona". ESPN. 5 November 2024.
- ↑ "Champions League roundup: PSV's Ryan Flamingo dumps out Juventus". The Guardian. 20 February 2025.
- ↑ "Provisional Dutch U21 squad contains two new names". football.oranje. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ↑ "Ryan Flamingo: The Rising Star of Dutch Football". allfootballcenter.com. 20 February 2025.
- ↑ Ryan Flamingo at Soccerway
- ↑ "PSV crowned Eredivisie champions for 26th time after historic Ajax collapse". Flashscore. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "From championship jitters to record breakers: PSV's road to the title". Flashscore. 5 April 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "PSV win 15th Johan Cruyff Shield after late comeback against Go Ahead Eagles". Flashscore. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ↑ "PSV main supplier of Eredivisie Team of the Month in August". Eredivisie. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.