| Erik Ring | |
| Fullname: | Erik Karl Hugo Ring |
| Birth Date: | 24 April 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Södertälje, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Currentclub: | Lincoln City |
| Clubnumber: | 12 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Huddinge |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Segeltorp |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | AIK |
| Years1: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs1: | AIK |
| Caps1: | 49 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Helsingborgs IF (loan) |
| Caps2: | 29 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 22:16, 3 December 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 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 club Lincoln City.
Ring is a youth product of Huddinge and Segeltorps, before joining the youth academy of AIK in 2017.[1] He signed his first professional contract with AIK on 9 September 2020, keeping him at the club until 31 December 2024.[2] He made his professional debut with the club in a 3–0 Allsvenskan win over Hammarby on 20 September 2020.[3]
On 23 August 2024, Ring joined English club Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until the summer of 2028.[4] Ring made his debut against Chesterfield in the EFL Trophy starting the game which finished in a 1–0 defeat.[5] He scored his first goal in English football, scoring a late winner against Northampton Town on 29 October 2024.[6]
Ring is a youth international for Sweden, having been called up to represent the Sweden U21 in October 2021.[7]
| 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 | 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 | EFL League One | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 89 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 112 | 10 | |||