![]() Flamingo playing for Utrecht in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 31 December 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Blaricum, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | 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 | 37 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Netherlands U21 | 17 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:41, 23 August 2025 (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. [1]
He joined Vitesse on loan in July 2022, having spent some time abroad in Italy with Sassuolo. [2] Prior to that switch, he had been in the youth teams with Almere City. [3] [4]
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. [5] 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. [6] [7]
On 18 August 2023, Flamingo moved on a new loan to Utrecht, with an option to buy. [8]
In July 2024, he signed a five-year contract with PSV Eindhoven. [9] On 5 November, he scored his first goal in a 4–0 victory over Girona in the Champions League. [10] 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. [11]
In March 2023, Flamingo was called up to the Dutch U21 squad for the first time. [12]
Born in the Netherlands, Flamingo is of Surinamese and Indonesian descent. [13]
Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 [a] | 1 | 34 | 3 | |
PSV | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 [b] | 3 | 1 [c] | 0 | 49 | 3 |
2025–26 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
Career total | 100 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 120 | 9 |
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