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 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(s) | 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 | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:01, 24 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:42, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editRing 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
editRing is a youth international for Sweden, having been called up to represent the Sweden U21 in October 2021.[8]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 23 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AIK | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 6[a] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 1 | ||
| Helsingborgs IF (loan) | 2023 | Superettan | 29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 6 | ||
| Lincoln City | 2024–25[9] | EFL League One | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Career total | 87 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 109 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
References
edit- ^ Erik Ring at Soccerway
- ^ "AIK-talangen: "Trodde inte jag skulle få starta så här mycket"". fotbollskanalen.
- ^ "A-lagskontrakt för Erik Ring". AIK Fotboll.
- ^ "AIK-löftet om allsvenska debuten: "Något jag drömt om - hela klubben har sett att jag jobbat hårt"". fotbollskanalen.
- ^ "Erik Ring signs for the Imps". Lincoln City FC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Imps 0 Chesterfield 1". Lincoln City FC. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Lincoln 2–1 Northampton". BBC. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Flera förändringar i U21-truppen – fyra spelare kallas in - EM-fotboll.se". 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Erik Ring in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
External links
edit- Erik Ring at Soccerway
- Erik Ring at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)