Ryan Flamingo
Dutch footballer (born 2002)
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Ryan Flamingo (born 31 December 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Eredivisie club PSV.[1]
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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 | 59 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Netherlands U21 | 17 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:45, 14 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2025 | |||
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
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Flamingo is of Surinamese and Indonesian descent.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 March 2026[14]
| 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 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| Total | 60 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 123 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 148 | 11 | ||
- Appearances in Eredivisie European competition play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield