Ryan Flamingo
Flamingo playing for Utrecht in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002
Place of birth Blaricum, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Utrecht
(on loan from Sassuolo)
Number 34
Youth career
0000–2014 BFC Bussum
2014–2021 Almere City
2021 → Sassuolo (loan)
2021–2022 Sassuolo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Sassuolo 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Vitesse (loan) 33 (3)
2023– → Utrecht (loan) 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2023

Ryan Flamingo (born 31 December 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Utrecht, on loan from Sassuolo.[1]

Career

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]

International career

In March 2023, Flamingo was called up to the Dutch U21 squad for the first time.[9]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Flamingo is of Indonesian descent.[10]

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. ↑ "Provisional Dutch U21 squad contains two new names". football.oranje. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mengenal Ryan Flamingo, Pemain Keturunan Indonesia Incaran Shin Tae-Yong". sport.solopos.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 31 December 2023.


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