Nikos Vergos
Nikos Vergos is a Greek professional footballer. He plays as a striker for A-League Men club Melbourne Victory.
Domestic career
Greece
Vergos is a product of the youth system of Olympiacos and made his debut on 25 September 2013, as a substitute in a Greek Football Cup match against Fokikos.On 19 March 2014, he was substituted on to replace David Fuster in a Champions League match against Manchester United in the Round of 16.
Vergos made his Super League Greece debut on 23 March 2014 as a substitute in an away game against Ergotelis. Three days later, on 26 March, in an away game against Asteras Tripolis, he made his second appearance as a substitute, where he scored his first goal with a header.
Europe
On 20 August 2015, he signed for Segunda División club Elche on a one-year loan from Olympiacos.On 24 August 2016, he was loaned out for a year to Spanish club Real Madrid Castilla from Super League Greece club Olympiacos. On 4 September 2016, he made his debut with the club as a substitute in a 3–2 home win against SD Amorebieta. 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. 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, Vergos was loaned out for a season to Hungarian club Vasas from Super League Greece club Olympiacos. 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, 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%. On 13 January 2020, he was loaned out to Segunda División B club Hércules CF from Panathinaikos. On 4 August 2020, Panetolikos 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 against Xanthi in a relegation play-off game, in which Panetolikos secured their place in Greece's top flight.
On 1 July 2023, Vergos joined Atromitos on a two-year deal, which only lasted one season.