Jherson Vergara

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.

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. 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 Parma for the rest of the 2013–14 season.

Loan at Avellino

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

Loan at Livorno

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

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 Russian Premier League team FC Arsenal Tula 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,…

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 Paraguay 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 A.C. Milan. Vergara took part in the Colombian squad that finished runner-up in the 2013 Toulon Tournament. He scored two goals, both being equalizers against the United States and France. Colombia would end up winning both games.

As of 20 October 2023

National team

Colombia South American Youth Championship: 2013