Sebastian Ring

Karl Sebastian Ring (born 18 April 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for French Ligue 2 club Amiens as a left-back.

Sebastian Ring
Personal information
Full name Karl Sebastian Ring[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995
Place of birth Örebro, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Amiens
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2012 Adolfsbergs IK
2013 Örebro SK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Örebro SK 68 (2)
2013–2014 → BK Forward (loan) 33 (3)
2018–2019 Grimsby Town 17 (0)
2020–2022 Kalmar FF 56 (5)
2022 Wisła Kraków 6 (1)
2022– Amiens 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:36, 12 June 2023

He started his professional career with Örebro SK, spending time on loan with BK Forward before later moving to England with Grimsby Town. He has since played for Kalmar FF and in Poland for Wisla Krakow.

Career

Örebro SK

Ring started his football career at a young age with local side Adolfsbergs IK.[2] He played for the first team in Division 4, before signing a two-year youth contract with Örebro SK before the 2013 season.[3] The following summer, Ring went on loan to BK Forward for the remainder of the contract and played 33 league games with the side in Division 1.[4][5] In January 2015, Örebro offered Ring a senior contract, which he accepted.[6]

During the 2015 Allsvenskan season he was an unused substitute for the team, being the second choice behind Logi Valgarðsson in the left-back position. He however made his senior debut in Svenska Cupen, when he started in the 3–0 win against BKV Norrtälje.[7] During the pre-season for the following season, Valgarðsson picked up an injury, which opened a spot for Ring in the starting eleven.[8] He made his Allsvenskan debut in the premier game of 2016 Allsvenskan against Djurgårdens IF.[9] On 23 July 2016, he scored his first Allsvenskan goal in a 3–1 win against Falkenbergs FF.[10]

Grimsby Town

On 28 December 2018, Ring signed for EFL League Two club Grimsby Town.[11]

On 5 January 2019, Ring was named as a substitute for Grimsby's 1-0 FA Cup defeat against Premier League side Crystal Palace, which was his first involvement with the club. He was joined at Grimsby by fellow countryman Ludvig Öhman on 11 January, Ring stated about joining Grimsby "“I wanted to try something new and I hope it will be a great time for me to play in the English leagues with Grimsby. I’m really pleased to play at this high level. I’m very excited to be here and really looking forward to my debut, whenever that will be. I hope it goes well.”[12] The following week he made his debut in a League defeat to Macclesfield Town.[13][14]

On 22 December 2019, just under a year since joining the club, Ring was released by Grimsby via mutual consent having failed to hold down a regular first team place. He played 17 times for The Mariners[15]

Kalmar FF

Following his release from Grimsby, Ring returned to Sweden and joined Kalmar FF.

In December 2021, it was announced that Kalmar would not be extending Ring's contract and that he would be leaving the club after two years. Ring said "I have had the two best and most fun years of my career here. My family and I have enjoyed ourselves in Kalmar and I have really grown as both a person and a football player. These are incredible memories you bring with you from here with a tough last year with an anxious qualifier where we managed to stay"[16]

Wisła Kraków

On 18 December 2021, it was announced that Ring had signed for Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków on a deal until the end of the 2022–23 season.[17] Following Wisła's relegation, he exercised a release clause in his contract and left the team on 14 June 2022.[18]

Amiens

On 23 June 2022, Ring signed a two-year contract with Amiens in France.[19]

Style of play

Ring is a technical left-footed offensive player, who is originally a central midfielder but was ordered to play as wing back for Adolfsberg, a position he has played ever since.[2][8]

Personal life

Sebastian grew up in a sports-oriented family in Örebro, Närke. His older brother Jonathan is a footballer as well, currently playing for Jeju United.[20]

He also played floorball and ice hockey in his youth, until he focused full-time on football.[8]

Career statistics
As of 6 February 2020[21]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BK Forward (loan) 2013 Division 1 9100——91
2014 Division 1 24200——242
Total 333000000333
Örebro SK 2015 Allsvenskan 0010——10
2016 Allsvenskan 21140——251
2017 Allsvenskan 22140——261
2018 Allsvenskan 25050——300
Total 6821400000822
Grimsby Town 2018–19 League Two 15000——150
2019–20 League Two 2000103060
Total 170001030210
Career total 118514010301365

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Grimsby Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 31. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. "FD:s talangserie – DEL 15: Sebastian Ring" (in Swedish). FotbollDirekt.se. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. "Sebastian Ring till ÖSK" (in Swedish). Eyravallen. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  4. "Forward lånar ÖSK-spelare" (in Swedish). BK Forward. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  5. "Albertsson och Ring till BK Forward" (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  6. "ÖSK Fotboll skriver a-lagskontrakt med Sebastian Ring" (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  7. "Norrtälje vs. Örebro - 19 August 2015 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  8. "Sebastian Ring – på gränsen till genombrottet - Totally Örebro" (in Swedish). Totally Örebro. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  9. "Örebro vs. Djurgården 0 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  10. "Örebro bröt måltorka – besegrade Falkenberg". Sveriges Radio. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  11. "Deal Agreed to Sign Sebastian Ring".
  12. "Meet the super Swedes signed by Grimsby Town". Grimsbylive. 11 January 2019.
  13. "Late Palace winner denies gutsy Grimsby". BBC Sport.
  14. "Grimsby Town 0-2 Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport.
  15. "Sebastian Ring leaves Grimsby Town by mutual consent". Grimsbylive. 22 December 2019.
  16. https://news.fox-24.com/sport/news/66749.html
  17. "Transfers. Wisła Kraków has a new player. It's Sebastian Ring. Top league - SparkChronicles". sparkchronicles.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21.
  18. "Sebastian Ring odchodzi z Wisłą Kraków" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 14 June 2022.
  19. "Sebastian Ring est amiénois !" (in French). Amiens. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  20. "Motståndarkollen KFF: "Hoppas att vi kan föra spelet"" (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  21. "Sebastian Ring". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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