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Erik Ring (footballer)

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Erik Ring
Ring in 2020
Personal information
Full name Erik Karl Hugo Ring
Date of birth (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22)
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 13 (1)
International career‡
2021 Sweden U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:41, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:42, 16 October 2024 (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]

Career

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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

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Ring is a youth international for Sweden, having been called up to represent the Sweden U21 in October 2021.[8]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 21 December 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 13 1 2 1 — 3[b] 0 18 2
Career total 91 7 15 3 0 0 9 0 115 10
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References

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  1. ^ Erik Ring at Soccerway
  2. ^ "AIK-talangen: "Trodde inte jag skulle få starta så här mycket"". fotbollskanalen.
  3. ^ "A-lagskontrakt för Erik Ring". AIK Fotboll.
  4. ^ "AIK-löftet om allsvenska debuten: "Något jag drömt om - hela klubben har sett att jag jobbat hårt"". fotbollskanalen.
  5. ^ "Erik Ring signs for the Imps". Lincoln City FC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Imps 0 Chesterfield 1". Lincoln City FC. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Lincoln 2–1 Northampton". BBC. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Flera förändringar i U21-truppen – fyra spelare kallas in - EM-fotboll.se". 4 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Games played by Erik Ring in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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