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}} | birth_place = Shiraz, Iran | height = 1.75m | position = Defensive midfielder | currentclub = Fajr Sepasi | clubnumber = 6 | youthyears1 = 2008–2010 | youthclubs1 = Fajr Sepasi | years1 = 2011– | clubs1 = Fajr Sepasi | caps1 = 104 | 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 | nationalyears1 = 2010–2013 | nationalteam1 = Iran U23 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 27 February 2026 | 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

=== Persepolis === On 6 July 2023, Rigi signed a two-year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Club career statistics == {{updated|27 February 2026}} {|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

! colspan=2 | Asia ! colspan=2 | Total |- |2011–12 |rowspan="5"|Fajr Sepasi |rowspan="3"|Persian Gulf Pro League |3||0||2||0||–||–||5||0 |- |2012–13 |7||0||1||0||–||–||8||0 |- |2013–14 |19||1||1||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 !81!!2!!4!!0!!0!!0!!85!!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 |Padideh |Pro League |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"|Total !46!!1!!4!!1!!14!!0!!64!!2 |- |2025–26 |Fajr Sepasi |Persian Gulf Pro League |23||0||1||0||–||–||24||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !341!!13!!27!!2!!30!!0!!398!!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.<ref>[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 }}</ref>

== 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''' * Persian Gulf Pro League (1): 2023–24

==References== <references />

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140808041158/http://www.persianleague.com/teams.html?sid=27&view=player&id=1007 Rigi on Persianleague]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rigi, Masoud}} Category:Living people Category:Iranian men's footballers Category:1991 births Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Esteghlal F.C. players Category:Shahr Khodro F.C. players Category:Fajr Sepasi Shiraz F.C. players Category:Footballers from Shiraz Category:21st-century Iranian sportsmen Category:Persepolis F.C. players