Nikos Vergos (Greek: Νίκος Βέργος; born 13 January 1996) is a Greek professional footballer. He plays as a striker for A-League Men club Melbourne Victory.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolaos Vergos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilkis, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Alexandros Kilkís | ||
| 2004–2006 | Doxa Chersou | ||
| 2006–2009 | Alexandros Kilkís | ||
| 2009–2014 | Olympiacos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Olympiacos | 5 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Elche (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → Real Madrid B (loan) | 25 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | → Vasas (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Panathinaikos | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Hércules (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Panetolikos | 67 | (15) |
| 2022–2023 | Wolfsberger AC | 11 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Lamia (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Atromitos | 31 | (5) |
| 2024– | Melbourne Victory | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Greece U17 | 3 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Greece U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Greece U19 | 17 | (2) |
| 2015–2018 | Greece U21 | 13 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2019 | |||
Career
editVergos is a product of the youth system of Olympiacos and was considered as one of the most talented players of his generation.[citation needed]
Nikos Vergos made his debut on 25 September 2013, in a Greek Football Cup match against Fokikos as a substitute in the 38th minute.[2]
On 19 March 2014, he was subbed on to replace David Fuster in a Champions League match against Manchester United in the Round of 16.[3]
Vergos made his Superleague Greece debut on 23 March 2014 on an away game against Ergotelis as a substitute in the 72nd minute.[4] Three days later on 26 March on an away game against Asteras Tripolis he made his second appearance as a substitute in the 60th minute replacing Giannis Maniatis and seconds later on his first touch he managed to score his first goal with a powerful header.[5]
On 20 August 2015, he signed for Segunda División club Elche on a one-year loan from Olympiacos.[6][7]
On 24 August 2016, he was loaned out for a year to Spanish club Real Madrid Castilla from Super League Greece club Olympiacos.[8] On 4 September 2016, he made his debut with the club as a substitute in a 3–2 home win against SD Amorebieta.[9] On 15 October 2016, he scored his first goal with the club, in his second appearance against UD Socuéllamos. On 5 March 2017, he scored a brace leading the team to a 3–1 away win against UD Socuéllamos. He scored his first goal after he catching the rebound from Campuzano’s shot and five minutes later, the Greek player scored again to make it 2–1 after taking advantage of a long pass from Tejero, cutting back on his right foot before beating Kevin with his left. On 13 March 2017, he was the only scorer in a 1–0 home win against Zamudio SD, which gave Castilla their second consecutive win.
On 28 August 2017, was loaned out for a season to Hungarian club Vasas from Superleague Greece club Olympiacos.[10] On 9 January 2018 he returned to Olympiacos.
After returning to Olympiacos in January from an unsuccessful loan spell at Vasas, Vergos failed to make an impression on new head coach Pedro Martins, something which resulted in him being released. On 21 August 2018, Panathinaikos signed Vergos on a three-year deal as a free agent from Olympiacos, which kept a resale rate of 20%.[11][12] On 13 January 2020, he was loaned out to Segunda División B club Hércules CF from Panathinaikos.[13] On 4 August 2020, Panetolikos signed Vergos in a two-year deal as a free agent from Panathinaikos.[14] On 30 May 2021, the 25-year-old striker scored a penalty in the 83rd minute of the second leg of a relegation play-off game, in which Panetolikos defeated Xanthi Having already scored a precious away goal on the first leg, his goals secured their place in Greece's top flight.[15]
On 1 July 2023, Vergos joined Atromitos on a two-year deal. [16]
Vergos would join Melbourne Victory on 8 August 2024.[17]
Honours
edit- Olympiacos
References
edit- ^ "Nikos Vergos". UEFA.
- ^ "Olympiacos - Fokikos 5-1". Olympiacos.org. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ Βέργος: Ντεμπούτο στο «Θέατρο των Ονείρων» (in Greek). Πρώτο Θέμα. 20 March 2014.
- ^ "Ergotelis - Olympiacos 1-4" (in Greek). sport24.gr. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Asteras Tripolis - Olympiacos 2-1". Olympiacos.org. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "El Elche incorpora a Nikolaos Vergos". www.marca.com. 20 August 2015.
- ^ "El Elche incorpora al delantero Nikos Vergos y al central Caro". futbol.as.com. 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Στη Ρεάλ Μαδρίτης ο Βέργος!". www.sport24.gr. 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Ρεάλ Μαδρίτης: τρομερό γκολ στο ντεμπούτο του Βέργου". www.sdna.gr. 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Τη Δευτέρα στην Ουγγαρία για τη Βάσας ο Βέργος". www.sport24.gr. 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Πρώτη προπόνηση με τη φανέλα του Παναθηναϊκού ο Βέργος". www.sport24.gr. 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Ελεύθερος με... όρους ο Βέργος στον Παναθηναϊκό". www.contra.gr. 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Επίσημο: Στην Έρκουλες ο Βέργος, ανακοινώθηκε με εμφάνιση του Ολυμπιακού". www.sport24.gr. 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Αποκτήθηκε ο Νίκος Βέργος". www.panetolikos.gr. 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Ο Βέργος κράτησε τον Παναιτωλικό στη Super League". www.efsyn.gr. 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Ατρόμητος: Ο Νίκος Βέργος είναι η τέταρτη μεταγραφή των Περιστεριωτών". www.sport24.gr. 1 July 2023.
- ^ tlusk (8 August 2024). "Melbourne Victory signs Nikos Vergos". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
External links
edit- Myplayer.gr Profile
- Nikos Vergos at Soccerway