Karl Sebastian Ring (born 18 April 1995) is a Swedish professional

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who plays for French club

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as a

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. He started his professional career with

Örebro SK Örebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Örebro SK, Örebro or (especially locally) ÖSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Örebro. The club are affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Behrn ...

, spending time on loan with

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before later moving to

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with

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in t ...

. He has since played for

Kalmar FF Kalmar Fotbollförening, more commonly known as Kalmar FF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Kalmar. The club is affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Guldfågeln Arena. Formed on 15 June 1910, the clu ...

and in

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for Wisla Krakow.

Career

Örebro SK

Ring started his football career at a young age with local side Adolfsbergs IK. He played for the first team in

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, before signing a two-year youth contract with

before the 2013 season. The following summer, Ring went on loan to

for the remainder of the contract and played 33 league games with the side in Division 1. In January 2015, Örebro offered Ring a senior contract, which he accepted. 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

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, when he started in the 3–0 win against

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. During the

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for the following season, Valgarðsson picked up an injury, which opened a spot for Ring in the starting eleven. He made his Allsvenskan debut in the premier game of

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against

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. On 23 July 2016, he scored his first Allsvenskan goal in a 3–1 win against

Falkenbergs FF Falkenbergs Fotbollsförening, also known simply as Falkenbergs FF, Falkenberg or (especially locally) FFF, is a Swedish football club based in Falkenberg. Formed on 3 January 1928, the club plays in the second highest Swedish league, Superett ...

Grimsby Town

On 28 December 2018, Ring signed for

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club

. On 5 January 2019, Ring was named as a substitute for Grimsby's 1-0

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defeat against

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side

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, which was his first involvement with the club. He was joined at Grimsby by fellow countryman

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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.” The following week he made his debut in a League defeat to

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. 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

Kalmar FF

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

. 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"

Wisła Kraków

On 18 December 2021, it was announced that Ring had signed for

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side

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. It currently competes in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system. ...

on a deal until the end of the 2022–23 season. Following Wisła's relegation, he exercised a release clause in his contract and left the team on 14 June 2022.

Amiens

On 23 June 2022, Ring signed a two-year contract with

in France.

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.

Personal life

Sebastian grew up in a sports-oriented family in

Örebro Örebro ( , ) is the sixth-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of the Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain, near the lake Hjälmaren, a few kilometers inland along the small river Svartån, an ...

Närke Närke () is a Swedish traditional province, or ''landskap'', situated in Svealand in south central Sweden. It is bordered by Västmanland to the north, Södermanland to the east, Östergötland to the southeast, Västergötland to the southwe ...

. His older brother Jonathan is a footballer as well, currently playing for

Jeju United Jeju United Football Club (Hangul: 제주 유나이티드) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeju Province that competes in the K League 1, the top division in South Korea. In the past, the club has been known as the ''Yuko ...

. He also played

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and

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in his youth, until he focused full-time on football.

Career statistics

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ring, Sebastian 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Örebro Association football fullbacks Swedish footballers Swedish expatriate footballers Allsvenskan players English Football League players Ekstraklasa players Ligue 2 players Örebro SK players BK Forward players Grimsby Town F.C. players Kalmar FF players Wisła Kraków players Amiens SC players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Swedish expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Poland Expatriate footballers in France