Pedro Bigas Rigo (born 15 May 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder for Elche CF.

Pedro Bigas
Personal information
Full name Pedro Bigas Rigo[1]
Date of birth (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Palma, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
Elche
Number 6
Youth career
La Salle
Mallorca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Montuïri 33 (11)
2010–2011 Atlético Baleares 26 (1)
2011–2012 Mallorca B 11 (1)
2011–2015 Mallorca 99 (4)
2015–2019 Las Palmas 71 (7)
2018–2019Eibar (loan) 10 (0)
2019–2021 Eibar 44 (3)
2021– Elche 85 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Club career

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Mallorca

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Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Bigas made his debut as a senior with CD Montuïri in 2009, in the Tercera División. On 9 July 2010, he signed for Segunda División B club CD Atlético Baleares.[2]

Bigas joined RCD Mallorca on 20 June 2011, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the third division.[3] He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 1 October, starting in a 2–2 away draw against CA Osasuna as a left-back.[4]

On 28 August 2012, Bigas renewed his contract until 2015, being definitely promoted to the main squad and given the number 17 jersey.[5] On 22 October he scored his first professional goal, opening the 3–2 loss at Sevilla FC.[6] He was occasionally used as a defensive midfielder during the season, as his side suffered relegation.[7][8]

Las Palmas and Eibar

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On 13 July 2015, Bigas agreed to a two-year deal at UD Las Palmas, newly promoted to the top flight.[9] He scored a career-best four times in the 2016–17 campaign, in a 14th-place finish.[10]

On 31 July 2018, after being relegated, Bigas was loaned to SD Eibar of the same tier, with a buyout clause.[11] The following May, he joined them permanently.[10]

Elche

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On 7 July 2021, Elche CF reached an agreement with Eibar for the transfer of Bigas, who joined the former on a two-year contract.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 27 February 2021[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Baleares 2010–11 Segunda División B 26 1 1 0 27 1
Mallorca B 2011–12 Segunda División B 11 1 11 1
Mallorca 2011–12 La Liga 16 0 4 0 20 0
2012–13 24 1 3 0 27 1
2013–14 Segunda División 31 2 1 0 32 2
2014–15 28 1 0 0 28 1
Total 99 4 8 0 0 0 107 4
Las Palmas 2015–16 La Liga 27 3 1 0 28 3
2016–17 32 4 1 0 33 4
2017–18 12 0 2 0 14 0
Total 71 7 4 0 0 0 75 7
Eibar (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 10 0 2 0 12 0
Eibar 2019–20 La Liga 23 3 1 0 24 3
2020–21 20 0 1 0 21 0
Total 43 3 2 0 0 0 45 3
Career total 260 16 17 0 0 0 277 16

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bigas". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "El Atº Baleares ficha a Pedro Bigas del Montuiri" [Atlético Baleares sign Pedro Bigas from Montuiri] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  3. ^ "El Mallorca B empieza a tomar forma, firma Pedro Bigas" [Mallorca B start shaping up, Pedro Bigas signs] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. ^ Campos, Tomás (1 October 2011). "Empate capicúa en Pamplona" [Palindrome draw in Pamplona]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Bigas renueva por tres temporadas" [Bigas renews for three seasons] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 28 August 2012. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  6. ^ Egea, Pablo (22 October 2012). "Negredo devuelve la alegría al Sevilla" [Negredo gives joy back to Sevilla]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  7. ^ Montes de Oca, Carlos; Román, Carlos (25 March 2013). "Bigas y Kevin abanderan la nueva hornada de canteranos en el Mallorca" [Bigas and Kevin spearhead new class of youth players at Mallorca]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  8. ^ "DT del Mallorca califica el descenso como un momento muy duro" [Mallorca HC deems relegation a very tough moment]. Récord (in Spanish). 1 June 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  9. ^ "El defensa Pedro Bigas, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas" [Defender Pedro Bigas, new player of UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  10. ^ a b "La UD Las Palmas se queda sin Bigas" [UD Las Palmas to lose Bigas]. El Diario (in Spanish). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Pedro Bigas, cedido a la SD Eibar" [Pedro Bigas, loaned to SD Eibar] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  12. ^ "OFICIAL | Pedro Bigas, primer fichaje del Elche CF" [OFFICIAL | Pedro Bigas, first signing of Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  13. ^ Pedro Bigas at BDFutbol
  14. ^ Pedro Bigas at Soccerway
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