Erik Ring (footballer)

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]

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 16:17, 16 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:42, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

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 16 August 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	1	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		27	3	3	1	1	0	3	0	34	4
Career total			105	9	16	3	1	0	9	0	131	12

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