Erik Ring (footballer)

Erik Ring

Ring in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Erik Karl Hugo Ring
Date of birth	(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 23)
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	27	(3)
International career‡
2021	Sweden U21	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:57, 2 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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

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]

Career statistics

As of 2 September 2025

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	24	3	3	1	—		3 [b]	0	30	4
	2025–26 [10]	EFL League One	3	0	0	0	2	0	1 [b]	0	6	0
	Total		27	3	3	1	2	0	4	0	36	4
Career total			105	9	16	3	2	0	10	0	133	12

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

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.
10. "Games played by Erik Ring in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

External links

• Erik Ring at Soccerway
• Erik Ring at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)