Tomáš Rigo (born 3 July 2002) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Stoke City.
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.[1]
Rigo made his professional debut with Slavia Prague in a UEFA Europa League group stage match against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in December 2020.[2] He signed a professional four-year contract with Slavia Prague on 28 January 2021.[3] 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.[4]
On 28 June 2023, Rigo signed a long-term contract with Baník Ostrava.[5] The same year on 17 December, he made his league debut in a 2–3 loss against his former club, Slavia Prague.[6] Rigo went on to play the full match in a 1–0 victory against FK Pardubice on 17 March 2024.[7] Rigo extended his contract with Baník in February 2025, signing until December 2028.[8]
On 30 August 2025, Rigo signed a four-year contract with EFL Championship club Stoke City.[9]
Having represented Slovakia at under-18 and under-21 level,[10][11] Rigo received his first call-up to the Slovakia senior team for friendly matches against Austria and Norway in March 2024.[12]
Rigo was named in Slovakia's provisional squad for UEFA Euro 2024 on 28 May 2024,[13] making his debut on 5 June in a friendly match against San Marino and scoring the opening goal in a 4–0 victory.[14] He was named in the final 26-man squad for the final Euro 2024 tournament in Germany but did not make an appearance.[15]
His playing style has been compared to that of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Cesc Fàbregas.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Slavia Prague B | 2020–21 | CFL | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Vlašim (loan) | 2021–22 | Czech National Football League | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 32 | 8 | |
| 2022–23 | Czech National Football League | 29 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 5 | |||
| Total | 57 | 10 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 63 | 13 | |||
| Baník Ostrava | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Czech First League | 31 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 3[e] | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | Czech First League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[f] | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 66 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 9 | 0 | 81 | 7 | |||
| Stoke City | 2025–26 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 129 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 152 | 20 | ||
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