Born in Cape Town, South Africa, De Vries made his debut for Waitakere United in the 2009–10 New Zealand Football Championship and transferred to Auckland City in 2013.
[3] On 18 May 2014, in the OFC Champions League Final second leg, De Vries equalised as Auckland came from behind to defeat Amicale of Vanuatu 2–1, 3–2 on aggregate.
[7] De Vries scored three goals during his debut season in Ireland helping Sligo Rovers secure a top four finish.
[8] In 2022 De Vries returned to New Zealand Football with Auckland City making his comeback in a 4-0 friendly win over West Coast Rangers scoring two goals in the first half.
[10] On 8 March 2015, he was called into the New Zealand national football team to play a friendly against South Korea by coach Anthony Hudson.