Ryan Flamingo

Ryan Flamingo

Flamingo playing for Utrecht in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 22)
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
0000–2014	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	39	(0)
International career‡
2023–	Netherlands U21	17	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:27, 13 September 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]

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. ^[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]

PSV Eindhoven

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]

International career

In March 2023, Flamingo was called up to the Dutch U21 squad for the first time. ^[12]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Flamingo is of Surinamese and Indonesian descent. ^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 September 2025 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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 [a]	1	34	3
PSV	2024–25	Eredivisie	34	0	3	0	11 [b]	3	1 [c]	0	49	3
	2025–26	Eredivisie	5	0	0	0	0	0	1 [c]	0	6	0
	Total		39	0	3	0	11	3	2	0	55	3
Career total			102	5	6	0	11	3	2	1	122	9

1. Appearances in Eredivisie European competition play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

Honours

PSV

• Eredivisie: 2024–25 ^[15]
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2025 ^[16]

Individual

• Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2024 ^[17]

References

1. Ryan Flamingo at Soccerway
2. "Vitesse loan Sassuolo defender". Footballoranje .com.
3. "Italiaanse media in ban van Ryan Flamingo, de scorende verdediger uit Amsterdam". ad.nl.
4. "INTERVIEW RYAN FLAMINGO: "MIJN KEUZE VOOR SASSUOLO WAS SNEL GEMAAKT"". elfvoetbal.nl.
5. "Vitesse vs. Feyenoord - 7 August 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
6. "Vitesse after a draw at home against RKC from zero points". nos.nl.
7. "Renovated Vitesse grabs first three points in Groningen". telegraaf.nl.
8. "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.
9. "PSV ACQUIRES RYAN FLAMINGO FROM FC UTRECHT". psv.nl. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
10. "PSV Eindhoven 4–0 Girona". ESPN. 5 November 2024.
11. "Champions League roundup: PSV's Ryan Flamingo dumps out Juventus". The Guardian. 20 February 2025.
12. "Provisional Dutch U21 squad contains two new names". football.oranje. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
13. "Ryan Flamingo: The Rising Star of Dutch Football". allfootballcenter.com. 20 February 2025.
14. Ryan Flamingo at Soccerway
15. "PSV crowned Eredivisie champions for 26th time after historic Ajax collapse". Flashscore. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
16. "PSV win 15th Johan Cruyff Shield after late comeback against Go Ahead Eagles". Flashscore. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
17. "PSV main supplier of Eredivisie Team of the Month in August". Eredivisie. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.