Masoud Rigi
Rigi playing for Persepolis in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-02-22) February 22, 1991
Place of birth Shiraz, Iran
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Persepolis
Number 5
Youth career
2008–2010 Fajr Sepasi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Fajr Sepasi 66 (2)
2016–2018 Baadraan Tehran 58 (7)
2018–2019 Padideh 30 (1)
2019–2021 Esteghlal 51 (1)
2021–2023 Sepahan 51 (1)
2023– Persepolis 15 (0)
International career
2010–2013 Iran U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2024

Masoud Rigi is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis.

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.[1][2]

Persepolis

On 6 July 2023, Rigi signed a two-year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis.[3][4][5]

Club career statistics

As of 15 January 2019
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2011–12 Fajr Sepasi Pro League 3030
2012–13 7070
2013–14 19100191
2014–15 Division 1 300030
2015–16 34100341
2016–17 Baadraan Tehran 26 3 0 0 26 3
2017–18 32 4 2 1 34 5
2018–19 Padideh Pro League 15 0 1 0 16 0
Career total 139 9 3 1 142 10

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.[6]

Honours

Club

Esteghlal Tehran

Sepahan

References

  1. "مسعود ریگی به سپاهان پیوست". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  2. "ریگی به سپاهان پیوست- اخبار فوتبال ایران - اخبار ورزشی تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  3. "Masoud Rigi Joins Persepolis: IPL - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  4. "ریگی: اول پرسپولیس بعد تیم ملی". مشرق نیوز (in Persian). 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  5. "مسعود ریگی به پرسپولیس پیوست". ایسنا (in Persian). 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  6. Masoud Rigiat persianfootball Archived 2018-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
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