Nikos Vergos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolaos Vergos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilkis, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Real Madrid Castilla (on loan from Olympiacos) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Alexandros Kilkís | ||
| 2004–2006 | Doxa Sersoy | ||
| 2006–2009 | Alexandros Kilkís | ||
| 2009–2014 | Olympiacos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Olympiacos | 3 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Elche (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2016– | → Real Madrid B (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Greece U17 | 3 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Greece U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Greece U19 | 17 | (2) |
| 2015– | Greece U21 | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2016. | |||
Nikolaos "Nikos" Vergos (Greek: Νίκος Βέργος, born 13 January 1996) is a Greek footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid Castilla on loan from Superleague Greece club Olympiacos, as a striker.
Career
Vergos is a product of the youth system of Olympiacos and is considered as one of the most talented players of his generation.
Nikos Vergos make his debut on 25 September 2013, in a Greek Football Cup (Greek: Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου) match against Fokikos F.C. as a substitute in the 38th minute.[2]
On 19 March 2014, he was also subbed on to replace David Fuster in a Champions League match against Manchester United F.C. in the Last 16.[3]
Vergos made his debut on 23 March 2014, in Superleague Greece 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 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, signed a year contract with Segunda División club Elche on loan from Olympiakos.[6] [7] On 11 October 2015, Vergos, was satisfied to achieve in recent days his first goals in the Spanish Segunda División, while regretting that have not helped his team has joined points. "The most important thing is the team and can win despite who scores goals," said the player on loan from Olympiakos, scorer of Elche's only goal against Llagostera (1-4) and Mirandés (1-4) in recent days. "It does not matter who scores if the team does not win," told the Greek striker, who admitted that the club "is not working in the games as we do in training." Nikos Vergos hoping that his manager Rubén Baraja give him the opportunity to play more often. [8]
On 24 August 2016, he signed on a twelve month loan deal with Spanish club Real Madrid Castilla on loan from Superleague Greece club Olympiacos. [9] On 4 September 2016, he made his debut with the club as a substitute in a 3-2 home win against SD Amorebieta. [10] On 15 October 2016, he scored his first goal with the club, in his second appearance against UD Socuéllamos.
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Greece | League | Greek Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2013–14 | Olympiacos F.C. | Super League | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | Olympiacos F.C. | Super League | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2015–16 | Elche CF | Segunda Division | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | Real Madrid Castilla | Segunda División B | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 1 |
| Career Total | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
Honours
- Olympiacos
- Superleague Greece Youth (1): 2013-14
- Superleague Greece (2): 2013–14, 2014–15
- Greek Cup (1): 2015
References
- ↑ "Nikos Vergos". UEFA. UEFA.
- ↑ "Olympiacos - Fokikos 5-1". Olympiacos.org. 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.
- ↑ "Nikos Vergos lamenta que sus goles no ayuden al Elche a puntuar". www.mundodeportivo.com. 11 October 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.