Masoud Rigi
{{Short description|Iranian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Masoud Rigi
| image = Masoud Rigi 2023 01.jpg
| caption = Rigi playing for Persepolis in 2023
| image_size =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|02|22}}
| height = 1.75m
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Fajr Sepasi
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2008–2010
| youthclubs1 = Fajr Sepasi
| years1 = 2011–2016
| clubs1 = Fajr Sepasi
| caps1 = 82
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2016–2018
| clubs2 = Baadraan Tehran
| caps2 = 58
| goals2 = 7
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = Padideh
| caps3 = 30
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2019–2021
| clubs4 = Esteghlal
| caps4 = 52
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2021–2023
| clubs5 = Sepahan
| caps5 = 51
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2023–2025
| clubs6 = Persepolis
| caps6 = 46
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2025–
| clubs7 = Fajr Sepasi
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2013
| nationalteam1 = Iran U23
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 22 February 2025
| ntupdate =
}}
Masoud Rigi is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Fajr Sepasi.
He started his career at Fajr Sepasi in 2008.
Club career
= Fajr Sepasi =
Rigi started his career at Fajr Sepasi in 2008 and played for the main team from 2011.
= Sepahan =
On 28 August 2021, Rigi signed a two-year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League side Sepahan.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-28 |title=مسعود ریگی به سپاهان پیوست |url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5291100/مسعود-ریگی-به-سپاهان-پیوست |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=خبرگزاری مهر {{!}} اخبار ایران و جهان {{!}} Mehr News Agency |language=fa}}{{Cite web |title=ریگی به سپاهان پیوست- اخبار فوتبال ایران - اخبار ورزشی تسنیم {{!}} Tasnim |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1400/06/06/2561732/%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=خبرگزاری تسنیم {{!}} Tasnim |language=fa}}
= Persepolis =
On 6 July 2023, Rigi signed a two-year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis.{{Cite web |title=Masoud Rigi Joins Persepolis: IPL - Sports news |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2023/07/06/2921941/masoud-rigi-joins-persepolis-ipl |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=Tasnim News Agency |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-07-06 |title=ریگی: اول پرسپولیس بعد تیم ملی |url=https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/1505895/ریگی-اول-پرسپولیس-بعد-تیم-ملی |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=مشرق نیوز |language=fa}}{{Cite web |date=2023-07-06 |title=مسعود ریگی به پرسپولیس پیوست |url=https://www.isna.ir/news/1402041509677/مسعود-ریگی-به-پرسپولیس-پیوست |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=ایسنا |language=fa}}
Club career statistics
{{updated|22 February 2025}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||
colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Club | League
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals | |
colspan=3 | Iran
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Hazfi Cup ! colspan=2 | Asia ! colspan=2 | Total | |||||||
2011–12
|rowspan="5"|Fajr Sepasi | rowspan="3" |Persian Gulf Pro League |3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
2012–13
|7 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
2013–14
|20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |– | – | 20 | 1 |
2014–15
| rowspan="2" |Division 1 |18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |– | – | 18 | 0 |
2015–16
|34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |– | – | 34 | 1 |
colspan=3|Total
!82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 2 |
2016–17
| rowspan="2" |Baadraan Tehran |rowspan="2"|Azadegan League |26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 3 |
2017–18
|32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 35 | 5 |
colspan=3| Total
!58 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 8 |
2018–19
|30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 1 |
2019–20
|rowspan="2"|Esteghlal |rowspan="2"|Persian Gulf Pro League |26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
2020–21
|26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
colspan=3| Total
!52 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 75 | 1 |
2021–22
|rowspan="2"|Sepahan |rowspan="2"|Persian Gulf Pro League |23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
2022–23
|28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
colspan=3| Total
!51 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
2023–24
| rowspan="2" |Perspolis | rowspan="2" |Persian Gulf Pro League |30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
2024–25
|16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
colspan="3" |Career total
!319 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 371 | 15 |
International
In 2012, Rigi was called up by Carlos Queiroz to participate in an Iran national under-23 football team training camp in preparation for the Asian Cup world qualifiers beginning in June of that year.[http://www.persianfootball.com/live/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4123&Itemid=100018 Masoud Rigi] at persianfootball {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320043958/http://www.persianfootball.com/live/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4123&Itemid=100018 |date=2018-03-20 }}
Honours
= Club =
Esteghlal Tehran
- Persian Gulf Pro League runner-up: 2019–20
- Hazfi Cup runner-up (2): 2020, 2021
Sepahan
- Persian Gulf Pro League runner-up: 2022–23
Persepolis
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140808041158/http://www.persianleague.com/teams.html?sid=27&view=player&id=1007 Rigi on Persianleague]
{{Persepolis F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rigi, Masoud}}
Category:Iranian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Esteghlal F.C. players
Category:Shahr Khodro F.C. players
Category:Fajr Sepasi Shiraz F.C. players