Erik Ring (footballer)
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 Ring in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Karl Hugo Ring | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Södertälje, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lincoln City | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Huddinge | ||
| 2011–2017 | Segeltorp | ||
| 2017–2020 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | AIK | 49 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Helsingborgs IF (loan) | 29 | (6) |
| 2024– | Lincoln City | 35 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:09, 25 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Erik Karl Hugo Ring (born 24 April 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One club Lincoln City.[1]
Ring is a youth product of Huddinge and Segeltorps, before joining the youth academy of AIK in 2017.[2] He signed his first professional contract with AIK on 9 September 2020, keeping him at the club until 31 December 2024.[3] He made his professional debut with the club in a 3–0 Allsvenskan win over Hammarby on 20 September 2020.[4]
On 23 August 2024, Ring joined English club Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until the summer of 2028.[5] Ring made his debut against Chesterfield in the EFL Trophy starting the game which finished in a 1–0 defeat.[6] He scored his first goal in English football, scoring a late winner against Northampton Town on 29 October 2024.[7]
International career
Ring is a youth international for Sweden, having been called up to represent the Sweden U21 in October 2021.[8]