Tomáš Rigo
{{Short description|Slovak footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tomáš Rigo
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|7|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Poprad, Slovakia
| height = 1.80 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Baník Ostrava
| clubnumber = 12
| youthyears1 = 2012–2013 | youthclubs1 = FAM Poprad
| youthyears2 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs2 = FK Poprad
| youthyears3 = 2014–2016 | youthclubs3 = Tatran Prešov
| youthyears4 = 2016–2018 | youthclubs4 = Ružomberok
| youthyears5 = 2018–2020 | youthclubs5 = Slavia Prague
| years1 = 2020–2023 | clubs1 = Slavia Prague | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020 | clubs2 = → Slavia Prague B | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021–2023 | clubs3 = → Sellier & Bellot Vlašim (loan) | caps3 = 57 | goals3 = 10
| years4 = 2023– | clubs4 = Baník Ostrava | caps4 = 50 | goals4 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2018–2020 | nationalteam1 = Slovakia U18 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2019 | nationalteam2 = Slovakia U19 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2021– | nationalteam3 = Slovakia U21 | nationalcaps3 = 10 | nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2024– | nationalteam4 = Slovakia | nationalcaps4 = 5 | nationalgoals4 = 1
| club-update = 3 January 2025
| nationalteam-update = 1 December 2024
}}
Tomáš Rigo (born 3 July 2002) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Czech club Baník Ostrava and the Slovakia national team.
Early and personal life
Rigo was born on 3 July 2002 in Poprad. He grew up playing football in Poprad, Prešov, and Ružomberok. At 16 years old, Rigo went to SK Slavia Prague for a trial from Liptov.{{Cite news|first=Michal|last=Gavroň|title=Z ničoho sa nepo... Česi sú zo Slováka v šoku, Calzona má vraj v rukách pre Euro nového Hamšíka|url=https://sportweb.pravda.sk/futbal/reprezentacia/clanok/703895-hapal-si-ho-chystal-rigo-sa-z-nicoho-nepo-calzona-vytiahol-mladika-na-ktoreho-cesi-spievaju-ody/|website=Pravda|date=21 March 2024|language=sk|access-date=15 April 2025}}
Club career
Rigo made his professional debut with Slavia Prague in a UEFA Europa League group stage match against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in December 2020.{{Cite web|first=Ivan|last=Mriška|title=Nový Hamšík? Slovenský klenot bol ako Rice, klaňal sa mu aj tréner súpera|url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbal-tomas-rigo-banik-ostrava-strelil-krasny-gol-video-pribeh-ceska-liga-2024-2025/|website=Sme|publisher=Petit Press|date=10 April 2025|language=sk|access-date=15 April 2025}} He signed a professional four-year contract with Slavia Prague on 28 January 2021.{{Cite web|title=Hlavní cíle? Dostat se do A-týmu|url=https://www.slavia.cz/article/18102|website=SK Slavia Prague|date=28 January 2021|language=cs|access-date=15 April 2025}} At the start of the 2021–22 season, Rigo was one of nine Slavia Prague players to play on loan at Vlašim, making seven starts and scoring once by the middle of September.{{Cite web|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/domaci-souteze/vlasim-slavia-praha-spoluprace.A210906_190550_fot_dsouteze_vp2|title=Jsou nahoře, střelce chtěl Milán. Jak funguje spojení Vlašimi se Slavií|language=cs|work=idnes.cz|date=12 September 2021|access-date=15 April 2025}}
On 28 June 2023, Rigo signed a long-term contract with Baník Ostrava.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ceska-1-liga-banik-ziskal-slovenskou-posilu-ze-slavie-4304106|title=Baník získal slovenskou posilu ze Slavie|website=Sport.cz|date=28 June 2023|language=cs|agency=Czech News Agency|access-date=15 April 2025}} The same year on 17 December, he made his league debut in a 2–3 loss against his former club, Slavia Prague.{{Cite news|first=David|last=Hekele|title=Rigo o radosti z gólu Slavii i Baníku: Škoda ztrát. Co o něm řekl Trpišovský?|url=https://moravskoslezsky.denik.cz/fotbal-prvni-liga/tomas-rigo-zaloznik-banik-ostrava-pavel-hapal-jindrich-trpisovsky-slavia-praha.html|website=Deník|publisher=Vltave Labe Media|date=18 December 2023|access-date=12 July 2024|language=cs}} Rigo went on to play the full match in a 1–0 victory against FK Pardubice on 17 March 2024.{{Cite news|title=Nováčik Tomáš Rigo chce presvedčiť, že patrí do reprezentácie: Dúfam, že sa so mnou počíta|url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/futbal/clanok/futbal-me2024-rigo-chce-potvrdit-formu-z-klubu-a-uzit-si-debut-v-reprezentacii-2024031811160920614|website=Aktuality.sk|date=18 March 2024|access-date=12 July 2024|language=sk}}
International career
Having represented Slovakia at under-18, under-19 and under-21 level,{{Cite web|title=Naši futbalisti hrali za SR "18"|url=https://www.mfkruzomberok.sk/clanek.asp?id=5848|website=MFK Ružomberok|date=24 August 2019|language=sk|access-date=15 April 2025}} Rigo received his first call-up to the Slovakia senior team for friendly matches against Austria and Norway in March 2024.{{Cite web|title=Jak si vedli baníkovci v reprezentaci?|url=https://www.fcb.cz/clanek.asp?id=Jak-si-vedli-banikovci-v-reprezentaci-10883|website=FC Baník Ostrava|date=27 March 2024|access-date=1 July 2024|language=cs}}
Rigo was named in Slovakia's provisional squad for UEFA Euro 2024 on 28 May 2024,{{Cite web|title=Euro 2024: Slovakia's squad announced|url=https://sport.news.am/eng/news/150078/|website=News.am|date=28 May 2024|access-date=1 July 2024}} debuting on 5 June in a friendly match against San Marino and scored the opening goal in a 4–0 victory.{{Cite news|title=Nesmierne som si to užil, hovorí debutant Rigo. Premiérový gól ho vyjde draho|trans-title="I enjoyed it immensely", says debutant Rigo. The first goal will cost him lovingly|url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbal-rigo-strelec-reakcie-gol-slovensko-san-marino-priprava-euro-2024/|newspaper=Sme|publisher=Petit Press|date=5 June 2024|language=sk|access-date=15 April 2025}} He was named in the final 26-man squad for the final Euro 2024 tournament in Germany but did not make an appearance.{{Cite web|title=Tomás Rigo|url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/teams/players/250135720--tomas-rigo/matches/|website=UEFA|access-date=1 July 2024}}
Style of play
His playing style has been compared to that of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Cesc Fàbregas.{{Cite news|first=Pavol|last=Spál|title=Rodí sa nová hviezda? Je to najväčší klenot, budúci líder Slovenska, tvrdí expert|url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbal-tomas-rigo-banik-ostrava-buduci-tahun-slovenska-hodnotenie-ceski-experti/|website=Sme|publisher=Petit Press|date=25 March 2024|language=sk|url-access=subscription|access-date=15 April 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|toma-rigo/680558}}
- {{Fortunaliga.cz|4049-tomas-rigo}}
- {{Fotbal DNES|new_id=51047}}
- [https://www.slavia.cz/hrac.asp?id=Tomas-RIGO-3210&sezona=2019&kategorie=U17 Slavia profile]
{{FC Baník Ostrava squad}}
{{Slovakia squad UEFA Euro 2024}}
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Category:Footballers from Poprad
Category:Slovak men's footballers
Category:Slovakia men's youth international footballers
Category:Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Slovakia men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:SK Slavia Prague players
Category:FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim players
Category:FC Baník Ostrava players
Category:Czech First League players
Category:Czech National Football League players
Category:Slovak expatriate men's footballers
Category:Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic