Ryan Flamingo was one of the first acquisitions after the successful 2023-2024 season. The talented central defender was to replace the departed André Ramalho . Ryan had impressed in two consecutive seasons as a base player for Vitesse and FC Utrecht. The former captain of the Dutch Junior Team manifested himself as a strong player in the backline from the start. In his second season, Ryan did not always start, but still played the most league games of all field players.

Flamingo's football journey began in 2014 at Almere City's youth academy. At 16, he made his debut with the Under-21, before being picked up by VS Sassuolo in Serie A in the summer of 2021. After a season in Italy, in which he played for the club's O20, he returned to the Netherlands. First on a rental basis with Vitesse and then with FC Utrecht, where he was acquired permanently.