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Alexander Ring

Alexander Ring

Midfield - Central Midfield  at HJK Helsinki
Age35
CitizenshipFinland
Height1.78 m
Footright
BornApril 9, 1991
at HJK Helsinki 473 days · joined 2025-02-05
👕200+ Apps 50+ Goals 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value €400k
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
07/08
debut season
0.13
goals / match
Austin FC
top club · 137 apps

Career highs

€2.50m
peak value · 2020
€1.14m
top transfer fee · 20/21
13
best season · 2025
72 / 6
int'l caps / goals
484Appearances
62Goals
47Assists
97Yellow cards
0Red cards
120Full matches (90′)
Full nameAlexander Ring
Date of birth1991-04-09 (35 yrs)
Place of birthHelsinki, Finland
CitizenshipFinland
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height178.00 m
Current clubHJK Helsinki
Joined2025-02-05
Contract expires2026-12-31
AgentROOF
Outfitteradidas
Jul 2025
2025 — HJK Helsinki
25 matches · 13 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2025
25/26 — HJK Helsinki
4 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2025
Transfer: Austin → HJK Helsinki
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Austin FC
37 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2023
2023 — Austin FC
31 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2022
2022 — Austin FC
37 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Austin FC
1 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
2021 — Austin FC
31 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Dec 2020
Transfer: New York City → Austin
20/21 · Transfer · €1.14m
Jul 2020
2020 — New York City FC
26 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — New York City FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
2019 — New York City FC
34 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — New York City FC
33 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2018
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Sep 2017
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2017
2017 — New York City FC
32 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2017
Transfer: 1.FC K'lautern → New York City
16/17 · Transfer · €300k
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — 1.FC Kaiserslautern
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — 1.FC Kaiserslautern
22 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2014
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — 1.FC Kaiserslautern
26 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — 1.FC Kaiserslautern
24 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: HJK Helsinki → 1.FC K'lautern
13/14 · Transfer · €500k
Jun 2013
Transfer: Bor. M'gladbach → HJK Helsinki
12/13 · Return from loan
Jan 2013
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Oct 2012
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2012
Injury: unknown
Jul 2012
12/13 — Borussia Mönchengladbach
13 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2012
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2012
Transfer: HJK Helsinki → Bor. M'gladbach
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — Borussia Mönchengladbach, HJK Helsinki
14 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
2011 — HJK Helsinki
29 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2010
Transfer: Tampere United → HJK Helsinki
10/11 · Return from loan
Aug 2010
Transfer: HJK Helsinki → Tampere United
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — HJK Helsinki
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — HJK Helsinki, Tampere United, HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki
26 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2010
Transfer: HJK Klubi 04 → HJK Helsinki
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
2009 — HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki
15 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2009
Transfer: Leverkusen U19 → HJK Klubi 04
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2008
Transfer: Leverkusen U17 → Leverkusen U19
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17
9 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
Transfer: Leverkusen Yth. → Leverkusen U17
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 1998
Transfer: Lannesdorf Yth. → Leverkusen Yth.
98/99 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
10,799 min
Minutes played by club
HJK Helsinki 15.9%
Austin FC 37.2%
New York City FC 22.6%
Tampere United 2.4%
HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki 4.9%
1.FC Kaiserslautern 10.5%
Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.9%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17 5.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
HJK Helsinki 6 10/11 25/26 68 19 16 1,717
Austin FC 5 2021 22/23 137 13 13 4,022
New York City FC 5 19/20 2020 128 10 11 2,439
Tampere United 1 2010 2010 4 1 0 263
HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki 2 2009 2010 34 9 1 532
1.FC Kaiserslautern 4 13/14 16/17 83 8 5 1,135
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 11/12 12/13 21 1 1 96
Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17 1 07/08 07/08 9 1 0 595

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€625K10€1.3M14€1.9M19€2.5M07/08 — 1 goals (Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17)107/0810/1111/12 — 2 goals (HJK Helsinki)11/12 — 3 assists511/1212/13 — 1 goals (Borussia Mönchengladbach)12/13 — 1 assists212/1313/14 — 1 assists113/1414/15 — 6 goals (1.FC Kaiserslautern)614/1515/16 — 2 goals (1.FC Kaiserslautern)15/16 — 4 assists615/1616/1719/202009 — 3 goals (HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki)320092010 — 7 goals (HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki)2010 — 1 assists820102011 — 4 goals (HJK Helsinki)2011 — 4 assists820112017 — 3 assists320172018 — 2 goals (New York City FC)220182019 — 4 goals (New York City FC)2019 — 4 assists820192020 — 4 goals (New York City FC)2020 — 4 assists820202021 — 4 goals (Austin FC)2021 — 3 assists720212022 — 4 goals (Austin FC)2022 — 3 assists720222023 — 2 goals (Austin FC)2023 — 1 assists320232024 — 3 goals (Austin FC)2024 — 5 assists820242025 — 13 goals (HJK Helsinki)2025 — 6 assists19202522/23 — 1 assists122/2325/26 — 3 assists325/2610/11 — €75K11/12 — €600K12/13 — €1M13/14 — €1M14/15 — €1M15/16 — €1.5M16/17 — €1M19/20 — €2M22/23 — €2.5M25/26 — €400KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

07/08: 1107/0810/11: 0010/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 6614/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 0016/1719/20: 0019/202009: 3320092010: 7720102011: 4420112017: 0020172018: 2220182019: 4420192020: 4420202021: 4420212022: 4420222023: 2220232024: 3320242025: 1313202522/23: 0022/2325/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

07/08: 0007/0810/11: 0010/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 0016/1719/20: 0019/202009: 0020092010: 1120102011: 4420112017: 3320172018: 0020182019: 4420192020: 4420202021: 3320212022: 3320222023: 1120232024: 5520242025: 66202522/23: 1122/2325/26: 3325/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 UECL Qualifiers HJK Helsinki 4 0 3 1 0 0
22/23 CONCACAF CL Austin FC 1 0 1 0 0 0
2025 Liigacup HJK Helsinki 4 0 0 1 0 0
2025 Suomen Cup HJK Helsinki 1 1 0 0 0 90
2025 Veikkausliiga HJK Helsinki 20 12 6 4 0 141
2024 Leagues Cup Austin FC 3 1 1 0 0 270
2024 MLS Austin FC 34 2 4 5 0 1,300
2023 Leagues Cup Austin FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023 MLS Austin FC 28 2 1 3 0 1,078
2023 US Open Cup Austin FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
2022 MLS Austin FC 34 4 3 7 0 697
2022 MLS Cup Playoffs Austin FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
2021 MLS Austin FC 31 4 3 3 0 677
2020 MLS New York City FC 20 4 4 4 0 437
2020 MLS Cup Playoffs New York City FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2020 MLS is Back New York City FC 5 0 0 3 0 0
2019 MLS New York City FC 31 4 4 12 0 698
2019 MLS Cup Playoffs New York City FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 US Open Cup New York City FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
2018 MLS New York City FC 30 2 0 10 0 1,304
2018 MLS Cup Playoffs New York City FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
2018 US Open Cup New York City FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 MLS New York City FC 29 0 3 10 0 0
2017 MLS Cup Playoffs New York City FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
2017 US Open Cup New York City FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
2011 Liigacup HJK Helsinki 2 1 0 0 0 114
2011 Suomen Cup HJK Helsinki 3 1 0 0 0 300
2011 Veikkausliiga HJK Helsinki 24 2 4 5 0 892
2010 Veikkausliiga HJK Helsinki 3 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Veikkausliiga Tampere United 4 1 0 1 0 263
2010 Ykkönen HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki 19 6 1 3 0 264
2009 Ykkönen HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki 15 3 0 1 0 268
19/20 CONCACAF CL New York City FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 2. Bundesliga 1.FC Kaiserslautern 10 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 DFB-Pokal 1.FC Kaiserslautern 1 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 2. Bundesliga 1.FC Kaiserslautern 21 2 4 4 0 794
15/16 DFB-Pokal 1.FC Kaiserslautern 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 2. Bundesliga 1.FC Kaiserslautern 24 6 0 6 0 341
14/15 DFB-Pokal 1.FC Kaiserslautern 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 2. Bundesliga 1.FC Kaiserslautern 21 0 1 5 0 0
13/14 DFB-Pokal 1.FC Kaiserslautern 3 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Bundesliga Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Champions League Qu. Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 1 1 0 0 96
12/13 DFB-Pokal Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Europa League Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Bundesliga Borussia Mönchengladbach 8 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Champions League Qu. HJK Helsinki 4 2 2 1 0 180
11/12 DFB-Pokal Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Europa League Qualifying HJK Helsinki 2 0 1 1 0 0
10/11 Champions League Qu. HJK Helsinki 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League Qualifying HJK Helsinki 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 U17-Bundesliga West Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17 9 1 0 1 0 595
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
98/99 1998-07-01 Lannesdorf Yth. Leverkusen Yth. Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-01 Leverkusen Yth. Leverkusen U17 Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-01 Leverkusen U17 Leverkusen U19 Transfer 0
08/09 2009-01-01 Leverkusen U19 HJK Klubi 04 Transfer 0
09/10 2010-01-01 HJK Klubi 04 HJK Helsinki Transfer 0
10/11 2010-08-31 HJK Helsinki Tampere United Loan 75000
10/11 2010-12-31 Tampere United HJK Helsinki Return from loan 75000
11/12 2012-01-05 HJK Helsinki Bor. M'gladbach Loan 600000
12/13 2013-06-30 Bor. M'gladbach HJK Helsinki Return from loan 1000000
13/14 2013-07-01 HJK Helsinki 1.FC K'lautern Transfer 1000000 €500k
16/17 2017-02-01 1.FC K'lautern New York City Transfer 750000 €300k
20/21 2020-12-17 New York City Austin Transfer 2000000 €1.14m
24/25 2025-02-05 Austin HJK Helsinki Transfer 800000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
11/12 muscular problems 2012-03-02 2012-03-07 6 1
12/13 Capsule rupture 2012-07-10 2012-07-27 18 0
12/13 Torn muscle fiber 2012-10-16 2012-10-30 15 3
12/13 Capsular injury 2013-01-15 2013-01-29 15 4
14/15 Internal ligament tear 2014-10-25 2014-12-31 68 13
15/16 Adductor injury 2015-10-12 2015-11-11 31 5
16/17 Back problems 2016-10-15 2016-11-02 19 3
17/18 Toe injury 2017-09-05 2017-09-20 16 3
17/18 Knee injury 2018-03-22 2018-04-10 20 4
22/23 Groin injury 2023-06-11 2023-06-30 20 3
23/24 Groin injury 2023-07-03 2023-07-25 23 4
Current€400k
Peak€2.50m
Low€75k
Δ since start+€325k
€75k€681k€1.29m€1.89m€2.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #20796 #16 3 0 former national player
Team #20795 #16 2 1 former national player
Team #20794 #9 7 2 former national player
Team #20793 10 0 former national player
Team #20792 #9 6 1 former national player
Team #3443 #6 44 2 retired national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Ronald Matarrita 2 0 0
Jhojan Valencia 1 0 0
Gyasi Zardes 1 0 0
Markus Karl 2 0 0
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 2 0 0
Taty Castellanos 2 1 0
Jesús Medina 2 1 0
Žan Kolmanič 1 0 0
Owen Wolff 1 1 0
Diego Fagúndez 1 2 0
Brad Stuver 1 0 0
Nick Lima 1 1 0
Sebastián Driussi 1 8 0
Maxi Moralez 2 0 0
Julio Cascante 1 1 0
Alexander Callens 2 1 0
Daniel Pereira 1 1 0
Sean Johnson 2 0 0
Jon Gallagher 1 4 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2025 Veikkausliiga HJK Helsinki 12 20
14/15 2. Bundesliga 1.FC Kaiserslautern 6 24
2010 Ykkönen HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki 6 19

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2025 Veikkausliiga HJK Helsinki 6 20
15/16 2. Bundesliga 1.FC Kaiserslautern 4 21
2011 Veikkausliiga HJK Helsinki 4 24

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
12/13 2013-06-30 Bor. M'gladbach HJK Helsinki Return from loan €1.00m
11/12 2012-01-05 HJK Helsinki Bor. M'gladbach Loan €600k
10/11 2010-12-31 Tampere United HJK Helsinki Return from loan €75k
10/11 2010-08-31 HJK Helsinki Tampere United Loan €75k

Teams faced most often by Alexander Ring's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
New England Revolution 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 33%
Orlando City 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 33%
Philadelphia Union 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 33%
New York RB 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0%
Impact de Montréal 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 67%
Toronto FC 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 67%
Villarreal CF 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 0%
D.C. United 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 50%
AEL Limassol 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 50%
FC Zürich 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 50%
Chicago Fire 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 0%
Apollon Limassol FC 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
07/08 Senior debut season
07/08 First senior goal
2025 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 4 0 1 0 0 0
2025 25 231 5 0 0 1.95
2024 37 1,570 5 0 0 0.29
2023 31 1,078 4 0 0 0.33
2022 37 697 8 0 0 1.03
2021 31 677 3 2 0 0.66
2020 26 437 7 0 0 1.44
2019 34 698 12 0 0 1.55
2018 33 1,304 11 0 0 0.76
2017 32 0 11 0 0 0
2011 29 1,306 5 0 0 0.34
2010 26 527 4 0 0 0.68
2009 15 268 1 0 0 0.34
16/17 11 0 2 0 0 0
15/16 22 794 4 0 0 0.45
14/15 26 341 6 0 0 1.58
13/14 24 0 5 0 0 0
11/12 14 180 2 0 0 1
07/08 9 595 1 0 0 0.15

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

MLS
237 apps
22 G
22 A
Veikkausliiga
51 apps
15 G
10 A
Ykkönen
34 apps
9 G
1 A
2. Bundesliga
76 apps
8 G
5 A
Champions League Qu.
6 apps
3 G
3 A
Suomen Cup
4 apps
2 G
0 A
Leagues Cup
4 apps
1 G
1 A
U17-Bundesliga West
9 apps
1 G
0 A
Liigacup
6 apps
1 G
0 A
UECL Qualifiers
4 apps
0 G
3 A

Frequently asked about Alexander Ring

Who is Alexander Ring?

Alexander Ring is a Finland professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for HJK Helsinki.

How old is Alexander Ring?

Alexander Ring is 35 years old. He was born on April 9, 1991 in Helsinki.

What position does Alexander Ring play?

Alexander Ring plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Alexander Ring play for?

Alexander Ring currently plays for HJK Helsinki.

How many career goals has Alexander Ring scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Alexander Ring has scored 62 goals in 484 appearances.

What is Alexander Ring's market value?

Alexander Ring's most recent reported market value is €400k.