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Sunderland

Chris Rigg

Position
Attacking midfielder
Nationality
England
Height
177 cm
Games
11
6 starts
Minutes
532
48 a game
Goals
0
0.7 xG
Assists
0
0.6 xA

Player profile

487 min · vs 96 attacking midfielders · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Pressing attacking midfielder

Rigg works hard for Sunderland, tackling and intercepting more than most attacking midfielders, and wins his duels. He rarely gets into the box, almost never beats a man, has no goals or assists yet and his passing is loose. From 487 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Tackles. Tackles 2.59 per 90, top 10% of attacking midfielders.

  • Reads the game. Interceptions 0.92 per 90, top 13%.

  • Wins his duels. Duels won 50.8% (78th percentile) and aerials won 0.92 (75th percentile).

Areas for development

  • Little box presence. Touches in the box 1.85 per 90, 2nd percentile.

  • Rarely dribbles. Dribbles won 0.37 per 90, 6th percentile.

  • Loose passing. Pass accuracy 74.8% (14th percentile) and non-penalty xG 0.14 (18th percentile).

Similar players

  • Anton Stach Leeds UnitedTackles 90 v 86 and pass accuracy 14 v 8.
  • Adil Aouchiche Schalke 04Interceptions 87 v 93 and pass accuracy 14 v 21.
  • Martin Adeline Hamburger SVDribbles won 6 v 12 and tackles 90 v 94.

Against 99 attacking midfielders

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of attacking midfielders with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

Top fifth in 2 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the their half, right (21%), average spot right half-space, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 19%, Middle third 45%, Final third 36%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Premier League5229000.200.200.04526.67
Europa League4168000.260.260.53246.53
EFL Cup2135000.270.270.06357.41

11 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 6.73
Oldest to newest
Best: 7.8 v Hull City, 8 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.