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Tomáš Rigo
Personal information
Date of birth	3 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Poprad, Slovakia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Baník Ostrava
Number	12
Youth career
2012–2013	FAM Poprad
2013–2014	FK Poprad
2014–2016	Tatran Prešov
2016–2018	Ružomberok
2018–2020	Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2023	Slavia Prague
2020	→ Slavia Prague B
2021–2023	→ Sellier & Bellot Vlašim (loan)
2023–	Baník Ostrava
International career‡
2018–2020	Slovakia U18
2019	Slovakia U19
2021–	Slovakia U21
2024–	Slovakia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:35, 9 September 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:35, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

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.^[1]

Club career

Rigo made his professional debut with Slavia Prague in a 5–0 UEFA Europa League loss to Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 12 October 2020.^[2]^{[better source needed]} He signed a professional four-year contract with Slavia Prague on 28 January 2021.^[3]

On 28 June 2023, Rigo signed a long-term contract with Baník Ostrava.^[4] The same year on 17 December, he made his league debut in a 2–3 loss against his former club, Slavia Prague.^[5] Rigo went on to play the full match in a 1–0 victory against FK Pardubice on 17 March 2024.^[6]

International career

Having represented Slovakia at under-18, under-19 and under-21 level,^[7] Rigo received his first call-up to the Slovakia senior team for friendly matches against Austria and Norway in March 2024.^[8]

Rigo was named in Slovakia's provisional squad for UEFA Euro 2024 on 28 May 2024,^[9] debuting on 5 June in a friendly match against San Marino and scored the opening goal in a 4–0 victory.^[10] He was named in the final 26-man squad for the final Euro 2024 tournament in Germany but did not make an appearance.^[11]