Pedro Bigas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bigasand the second or maternal family name is Rigo.

Pedro Bigas

Personal information
Full name	Pedro Bigas Rigo [1]
Date of birth	(1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 33) [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)
2018–2019	→ Eibar (loan)	10	(0)
2019–2021	Eibar	44	(3)
2021–	Elche	64	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023

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

Club career

Mallorca

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

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

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

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

1. "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. "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

External links

• Pedro Bigas at BDFutbol
• Pedro Bigas at Futbolme (in Spanish)