Jherson Vergara

Jherson Vergara Amú (born 26 May 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre back.[2][3]

Jherson Vergara
Jherson with Arsenal Tula in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jherson Vergara Amú[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-26) 26 May 1994[1]
Place of birth Florida, Colombia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
2009–2011 Boca Juniors de Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Deportes Quindío 5 (0)
2011–2013 → Universitario Popayán 30 (0)
2013–2018 AC Milan 0 (0)
2014 → Parma (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Avellino (loan) 14 (1)
2015–2016 → Livorno (loan) 22 (1)
2016–2017 → Arsenal Tula (loan) 18 (0)
2018–2019 Cagliari 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Olbia (loan) 3 (0)
2020 Olbia 0 (0)
2021–2022 Vibonese 22 (1)
International career
2011 Colombia U17 9 (0)
2013 Colombia U20 18 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2022
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vergara and the second or maternal family name is Amú.

Career

Early career

A youth product of Boca Juniors de Cali, an amateur team, he signed his first official professional contract in 2011 with Deportes Quindío. Eventually, he was loaned to Universitario Popayán.[4]

AC Milan

In May 2013, Vergara signed for Italian side AC Milan, for a fee of £1,760,000.

Although unofficial, Vergara played his first match with Milan in the 2013 Audi Cup against Manchester City. A game which Milan lost 3–5. During the pre-season, Vegara dislocated his shoulder and was reported to be out for a month.[5] In late November 2013, it was reported that Vergara would go on loan during the January transfer.[6]

Loan at Parma

In January 2014, Vergara was sent to Italian Serie A side Parma for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[7]

Loan at Avellino

For the 2014–15 season, Vergara was loaned out to Avellino. He scored a goal in a win against Latina.[8]

Loan at Livorno

For the 2015–16 season, Vergara was loaned out to Livorno.[9]

Returning to Milan

After his stint at Livorno, Milan gave Vergara another chance during the 2016 summer pre-season.[10]

Loan to Arsenal Tula

On 31 August 2016, he moved on loan to the Russian Premier League team FC Arsenal Tula for the 2016–17 season.[11]

Back to Milan

For 2017–18 season, Vergara went back to Milan, but got frozen out of the squad. For the entire season, he just trained for the first team with other outcast like Hachim Mastour, Nnamdi Oduamadi and Juan Mauri.

Loan to Olbia

On 17 August 2018, Cagliari announced the signing of Vergara and that he will be sent on loan to Serie C club Olbia for the 2018–19 season.[12] On 31 January 2019 Olbia terminated the loan prematurely after he made only three appearances in the first half of the season.[13]

Return to Olbia

He returned to Olbia on 9 June 2020 until the end of the 2019–20 season.[14] The regular Serie C season was never resumed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, Vergara remained on the bench in two relegation play-off games that Olbia played, and he left the club once again.

Vibonese

On 10 March 2021, he joined Serie C club Vibonese.[15] On 27 January 2022, his contract with Vibonese was terminated by mutual consent.[16]

International career

Youth

Vergara was called up to represent the U20 side for Colombia during the 2013 South American Youth Championship. He scored a goal in the tournament against Paraguayin the last match of the second stage.[17] Eventually, he won the championship with Colombia and received attention from many European clubs. Most noticeably, Italian giants A.C. Milan.[18][19][20]

Vergara took part in the Colombian squad that finished runner-up in the 2013 Toulon Tournament.[21] He scored two goals, both being equalizers against the United States and France. Colombia would end up winning both games.[22][23]

Career statistics
As of 20 October 2023[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Milan 2013–14 Serie A 000000—00
Avellino (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 14110—10161
Livorno (loan) 2015–16 22100——221
Tula (loan) 2016–17 Premier League 18000——180
Olbia (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Vibonese 2020–21 Serie C 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
2021–22 15 1 0 0 — — 15 1
Total 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 1
Career total 793100010813

Honours

National team
Colombia

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. "10 Transfers That Did Not Get Enough Hype". Bleacher Report.
  3. Luis Alejandro Díaz / Barcelona, España (2013-09-27). "Jhon Córdoba: "Quiero marcar mi propia historia"" (in Spanish). El Espectador. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  4. "22 cracks que arrancaron su carrera en la categoría B". futbolred.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  5. "Milan lose Vergara for a month". Football Italia. 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  6. "AC Milan starlets set to leave club in order to secure first team football". 30 October 2013.
  7. "Web Translator".
  8. "Official: Jherson Vergara moves to Avellino in loan deal". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  9. "AC Milan News - Latest and real time updates".
  10. "AC Milan News - Latest and real time updates".
  11. ВЕРГАРА – В «АРСЕНАЛЕ» (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 31 August 2016.
  12. "Jherson Vergara all'Olbia" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 17 August 2018.
  13. "Due operazioni in uscita" (in Italian). Olbia. 31 January 2019.
  14. "Bentornato Vergara!" (Press release) (in Italian). Olbia. 9 June 2020.
  15. "Jherson Vergara in rossoblù" (in Italian). Vibonese. 10 March 2021.
  16. "Risoluzione consensuale con Jherson Vergara" (Press release) (in Italian). Vibonese. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  17. "Colombia: Campeón del Suramericano Sub-20 en Argentina - Noticias de Fútbol Internacional". Eltiempo.Com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  18. "Milan news, talento colombiano nel mirino: Jherson Vergara Amù | Corriereweb.net". Archived from the original on March 17, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  19. "Sportmediaset: colpo del Milan in Colombia! Praticamente fatta per Jherson Vergara - il Vero Milanista.it | Le ultime sul mondo Milan". il Vero Milanista.it. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  20. "ESCLUSIVA TMW - Milan-Vergara, osservatore rossonero in Colombia - TMW". Tuttomercatoweb.com. 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  21. "Colombia Sub-20 convoca 21 jugadores para Torneo Esperanzas de Toulon | Sub-20". Golcaracol.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  22. "Colombia 2- Estados Unidos 1 Esperanzas de Toulon Segunda fecha Grupo A". Futbolred.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  23. "Francia 1-3 Colombia, Torneo Esperanzas de Toulon - Noticias de Fútbol Internacional". Eltiempo.Com. 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  24. Jherson Vergara at Soccerway
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