Dante Rigo (born 11 December 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Grenoble.

Dante Rigo
Personal information
Full name Dante Rigo[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-11) 11 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Tremelo, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Grenoble
Number 6
Youth career
2003–2005 KSK Heist
2005–2006 SC Aarschot
2006–2007 Lierse
2007–2016 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Jong PSV 74 (3)
2017–2022 PSV 7 (1)
2019–2020Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 16 (0)
2020–2021ADO Den Haag (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2023 Beerschot 37 (2)
2023– Grenoble 37 (0)
International career
2013 Belgium U15 3 (0)
2014 Belgium U16 4 (0)
2014–2015 Belgium U17 17 (3)
2016–2017 Belgium U19 8 (1)
2019 Belgium U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Career

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He formerly played for Sparta Rotterdam.[2]

Rigo made his professional debut as Jong PSV player in the Eerste Divisie on 12 August 2016 against SC Cambuur. He played the full game.[3] Rigo played his first game for PSV in September 2017, when PSV played a domestic cup match against SDC Putten.[4]

In June 2019, Rigo signed a new contract with the club until summer 2022 and joined Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam on loan.[5]

In August 2020, Rigo joined ADO Den Haag on a season-long loan.[6]

On 4 January 2022, Rigo left PSV and signed for Beerschot on a contract until the end of the season, with the option of a further year.[7]

On 26 June 2023, Rigo signed for Ligue 2 club Grenoble on a three-year deal, having rejected a new contract with Beerschot.[8]

Career statistics

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As of 4 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong PSV 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 23 0 0 0 23 0
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 27 2 0 0 27 2
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 13 1 0 0 13 1
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 11 0 0 0 11 0
Total 74 3 0 0 0 0 74 3
PSV 2017–18 Eredivisie 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2018–19 Eredivisie 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 1
2019–20 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 7 1 2 0 0 0 9 1
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 16 0 2 0 0 0 18 0
ADO Den Haag (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
Beerschot 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 108 4 5 0 0 0 113 4

Honours

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PSV

Belgium U17

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015: List of Players: Belgium" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2015. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ "SPARTA HUURT DANTE RIGO VAN PSV" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Cambuur vs. Jong PSV - 12 August 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Dante Rigo, de jonge voetbalbelofte uit Tremelo, brengt jonge Rode Duivels naar halve finale op WK in Chili". Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Rigo met nieuw PSV-contract naar Sparta". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. ^ "ADO Den Haag verwelkomt PSV-huurling Rigo". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 31 August 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Rigo vertrekt na vijftien jaar bij PSV". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  8. ^ "DANTE RIGO S'ENGAGE AU GF38!" [DANTE RIGO COMMITS TO GF38!]. www.gr38.fr (in French). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.fifadata.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ FIFA.com
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