Jherson Vergara Amú (born 26 May 1994) is a Colombian professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Early career

A youth product of

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, an amateur team, he signed his first official professional contract in 2011 with

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. Eventually, he was loaned to Universitario Popayán.

AC Milan

In May 2013, Vergara signed for Italian side

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, for a fee of £1,760,000. Although unofficial, Vergara played his first match with Milan in the

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against

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. A game which Milan lost 3–5. During the pre-season, Vegara dislocated his shoulder and was reported to be out for a month. In late November 2013, it was reported that Vergara would go on loan during the January transfer.

Loan at Parma

In January 2014, Vergara was sent to Italian Serie A side

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for the rest of the 2013–14 season.

Loan at Avellino

For the 2014–15 season, Vergara was loaned out to

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. He scored a goal in a win against Latina.

Loan at Livorno

For the 2015–16 season, Vergara was loaned out to

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Returning to Milan

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

Loan to Arsenal Tula

On 31 August 2016, he moved on loan to the

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team

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for the 2016–17 season.

Back to Milan

For the 2017–18 season, Vergara was supposed to go on yet another loan. However, no deal materialized during both transfer windows and, as a result, he stayed at Milan as a non-playing member of the senior squad, similarly to

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and Juan Mauri.

Cagliari

Loan to Olbia

On 17 August 2018,

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announced the signing of Vergara and that he will be sent on loan to

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club

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for the 2018–19 season. On 31 January 2019 Olbia terminated the loan prematurely after he made only three appearances in the first half of the season.

Return to Olbia

He returned to Olbia on 9 June 2020 until the end of the 2019–20 season. The regular

season was never resumed due to

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, 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

club Vibonese. On 27 January 2022, his contract with Vibonese was terminated by mutual consent.

International career

Youth

Vergara was called up to represent the U20 side for Colombia during the

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. He scored a goal in the tournament against

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in the last match of the second stage. Eventually, he won the championship with Colombia and received attention from many European clubs. Most noticeably, Italian giants

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. Vergara took part in the Colombian squad that finished runner-up in the

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. He scored two goals, both being equalizers against the

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and

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. Colombia would end up winning both games.

Career statistics

Honours

National team

;Colombia *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vergara, Jherson 1994 births Living people Footballers from Valle del Cauca Department Colombian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Colombia men's youth international footballers 21st-century Colombian sportsmen Deportes Quindío footballers Universitario Popayán footballers AC Milan players Parma Calcio 1913 players US Avellino 1912 players US Livorno 1915 players FC Arsenal Tula players Olbia Calcio 1905 players US Vibonese Calcio players Categoría Primera B players Serie B players Serie C players Russian Premier League players Colombian expatriate men's footballers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Colombia men's under-20 international footballers