Nikos Vergos ( el, Νίκος Βέργος; born 13 January 1996) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club

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Career

Vergos is a product of the

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Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

and was considered as one of the most talented players of his generation. Nikos Vergos made his debut on 25 September 2013, in a

Greek Football Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...

match against Fokikos as a substitute in the 38th minute. On 19 March 2014, he was subbed on to replace David Fuster in a Champions League

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against

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in the Round of 16. Vergos made his

Superleague Greece The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

debut on 23 March 2014 on an away game against

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as a substitute in the 72nd minute. Three days later on 26 March on an away game against

Asteras Tripolis Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greec ...

he made his second appearance as a substitute in the 60th minute replacing

Giannis Maniatis Giannis Maniatis ( el, Γιάννης Μανιάτης ; born 12 October 1986) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a right back or a defensive midfielder. Club career Panionios Maniatis was first spotted as a 16-year-old pla ...

and seconds later on his first touch he managed to score his first goal with a powerful header. On 20 August 2015, he signed for

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club

Elche Elche ( ca-valencia, Elx) is a city and municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. According to 2014 data, Elche has a population of 228,647 inhabitants,Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

. On 24 August 2016, he was loaned out for a year to Spanish club

Real Madrid Castilla Real Madrid Castilla Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team that plays in Primera Federación – Group 1 for the 2022–23 season. It is Real Madrid's reserve team. They play their home games at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium with a cap ...

from Super League Greece club

. On 4 September 2016, he made his debut with the club as a substitute in a 3–2 home win against

SD Amorebieta Sociedad Deportiva Amorebieta is a Spanish football team based in Amorebieta-Etxano, in the Basque Country. Founded in 1925, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at '' Campo Municipal de Urritxe'', which s ...

. On 15 October 2016, he scored his first goal with the club, in his second appearance against

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. On 5 March 2017, he scored a brace leading the team to a 3–1 away win against

. 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

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with his left. On 13 March 2017, he was the only scorer in a 1–0 home win against

Zamudio SD Zamudio Sociedad Deportiva is a Spanish football team based in Zamudio, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1943, it plays in Tercera División – Group 4, holding home games at '' Estadio Gazituaga'', with a capacity of ...

, 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

. 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 Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

signed Vergos on a three-year deal as a free agent from Olympiacos, which kept a resale rate of 20%. On 13 January 2020, he was loaned out to

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club

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from

. On 4 August 2020,

Panetolikos Panetolikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός), or with its full name Panetolikós Yimnastikós Filekpedeftikós Síllogos ( el, Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος'' ...

signed Vergos in a two-year deal as a free agent from Panathinaikos. 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

defeated

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Having already scored a precious away goal on the first leg, his goals secured their place in Greece's top flight. On 1 July 2023, Vergos joined

on a two-year deal.

Honours

;Olympiacos *

: 2013–14, 2014–15 *

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References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vergos, Nikos 1996 births Living people Footballers from Kilkis Greek men's footballers Men's association football forwards Super League Greece players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Olympiacos F.C. players Elche CF players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Vasas SC players Panathinaikos F.C. players Hércules CF players Panetolikos F.C. players Wolfsberger AC players PAS Lamia 1964 players Greece men's youth international footballers Greece men's under-21 international footballers Greek expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Greek expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Greek expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Greek expatriate sportspeople in Austria