Alexander Michael Ring (born 9 April 1991) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and defender for Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki.

[3] During December 2011, it was rumored that German Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach were interested in signing the young Finn for approximately €1 million.

[7] However, despite some encouraging displays for the club, Ring soon fell out of favour, and in February 2013 it was announced that Borussia would not use their option to buy the player.

[11] After an encouraging start, and the club sacking of the first team coach Franco Foda in September 2013, he struggled to keep his position in the side.

During the following seasons, Ring's performances were marred by minor injuries and constant head coach changes, that hindered his progress.

Ring was purchased from Kaiserslautern by Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise New York City FC on 31 January 2017 for a reported fee of €300,000.

Despite New York City losing the Eastern Conference semifinals versus Columbus Crew, Ring's first season in MLS was a major personal success as he was elected the club's Newcomer of the Year.

[17] On 7 February 2019, Ring was named the second captain in New York City FC's history,[18] after David Villa's departure to Vissel Kobe in December.

On 17 December 2020, Ring was traded to new expansion franchise Austin FC in exchange for up to $1.25 million in General Allocation Money.

[25] Ring's convincing performances in the Finnish League Cup and the Veikkausliiga earned him a call-up to the new coach Mixu Paatelainen's first gathering of the Finland national football team in May 2011.