Josué Vergara

Josué Vergara
Personal information
Full name Josué Yamir Vergara Ortega[1]
Date of birth (2007-07-25) 25 July 2007
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Gent
Number 47
Youth career
–2024 Tauro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2026 Tauro 35 (5)
2026 Auda 20 (14)
2026– Gent 3 (2)
International career‡
2025– Panama U20 4 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 May 2026

Josué Yamir Vergara Ortega (born 25 July 2007) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian Pro League team Gent and the Panama national under-20 football team.

Club career

Tauro

Vergara was born in Panama City, and began his career with Tauro FC. Vergara made his debut for Tauro at 17 years and 16 days old, in a 0–0 draw against Alianza.[3] Vergara scored his first goal in a 2–1 loss to Veraguas United,[4] finishing the season with 3 goals in 11 matches. The following season, Vergara scored 2 goals in 24 games in the league for Tauro.

FK Auda

In February 2026, Vergara signed for Latvian Higher League side FK Auda.[5] In his first game against SK Super Nova, Vergara registered a goal and an assist in a 2–1 win.[6] Vergara would follow that up with goals against Riga, RFS and Liepaja, as well as netting braces against FS Jelgava,[7] Super Nova,[8] and Grobiņa.[9] Vergara was awarded Virslīga player of the month for April,[10][11] and was the league's top scorer.[12] Vergara scored his final goal for Auda in a 2-0 away win over Super Nova in June 2026,[13] eventually finishing with 14 goals in 20 appearances.

Gent

Vergara was announced as a new signing for Belgian Pro League side KAA Gent on 17 June 2026,[14] for a reported fee of €3 million.[15] Vergara registered his first Gent goal in a 2-0 win over Mechelen on his Belgian Pro League debut.[16]

International career

Vergara was selected in a 28-man preliminary training squad for Panama U20 prior to the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[17] however he did not make the final squad.

Vergara was selected in the under–20 squad for the 2025 Central American Games, scoring 2 goals in 4 matches.

Personal life

Vergara is the son of former footballer Davis Vergara.

Career statistics

As of match played 30 August 2026[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tauro 2024 Liga Panameña de Fútbol 113———113
2025 242———242
Total 355000000355
FK Auda 2026 Latvian Higher League 20140000002014
Gent 2026–27 Belgian Pro League 32006[a]1—93
Career total 58210061006422
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ↑ "Josue Yamir Vergara Ortega". Virsliga.
  2. ↑ "Josué Vergara". Sofascore.
  3. ↑ "Tauro 0–0 Alianza". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "Veraguas 2-1 Tauro". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ "De la LPF a Europa: Josué Vergara jugará en la primera división de Letonia". Prensa (in Spanish). 20 February 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "″Audai″ mazākums netraucē mājās apspēlēt ″Super Nova″". Sporta Centrs (in Latvian). 8 March 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Sensation Vergara sores twice, Auda comes back from a two-goal deficit". Baltic Football News. 21 April 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Vergara double completes comeback against Super Nova". Baltic Football News. 1 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "FK Auda–FK Grobina". TNT Sports. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "EuroScouting: Panamanian tank Vergara blasts Latvian league. Will he appear in Chance League this summer?". Euro Fotbal (in Czech). 14 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Fútbol: Panameño Josué Vergara es el jugador de abril y lo celebra como mejor sabe". El Siglo (in Spanish). 7 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Fútbol: Panameño imparable es el rey del gol en Letonia". El Siglo (in Spanish). 2 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Vergara scores in possible farewell appearance as Auda defeat Super Nova". Baltic Football News. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Josué Vergara signs for KAA Gent". KAA Gent. 17 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Belgian side Gent sign Virslīga sensation Josue Vergara from Auda in a record transfer fee". Baltic Football News.
  16. ↑ De Koninck, Jordi (10 August 2026). "Teammeetings volgt hij met een oortje voor Spaanse vertaling: 19-jarige aanwinst Josué Vergara opent z'n rekening voor AA Gent". HLN (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Panamá Sub-20 retoma los entrenamientos con miras al Mundial". fepafut.com (in Spanish). 2025-02-07. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  18. ↑ "J. Vergara". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
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