Arella Jácome Agnalt (born 20 August 2004) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Superliga Femenina club L.D.U. Quito and the Ecuador women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arella Jácome Agnalt | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Quito, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | LDU Quito | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2019 | LDU Quito | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | LDU Quito | 20 | (9) |
| 2021 | → El Nacional (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Ecuador | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 April 2022 | |||
Early life edit
The eldest of three children, Jácome was born to an Ecuadorian father, former Ecuador international footballer Santiago Jácome, and a Norwegian mother, Groanette Agnalt.[1][2][3] She began playing football aged seven. At ten years old, she was enrolled in a football school run by LDU Quito, where her father serves as sporting director.[4] [5]
Club career edit
In 2018, Jácome was signed to the L.D.U. Quito senior team by manager Jeny Herrera.[4]
In March 2021, Jácome joined C.D. El Nacional on loan for the duration of the team's 2020 Copa Libertadores Femenina campaign in Argentina.[6]
In February 2022, Jácome underwent surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left leg.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Arella Jácome hace realidad su sueño de jugar en el Rodrigo Paz Delgado". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Campos, Pablo (14 December 2018). "Santiago y Arella Jácome aman el fútbol desde la cuna". Bendito Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Cordova, Martha (5 December 2021). "Arella Jácome y la dinastía futbolística de los leones blancos". Primicias (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ a b Figueroa, Doménica (15 March 2021). "A sus 16 años, Arella Jácome sueña con jugar en el FC Barcelona femenino". Primicias (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Tunset, Bendik (13 July 2015). "Ligagull i Ecuador gir jubel i Bardufoss". Nordlys (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ Figueroa, Doménica (2 March 2021). "El Nacional debutará en la Libertadores femenina con cuatro refuerzos". Primicias (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Ojeda, Xavier (7 February 2022). "Arella Jácome será baja para Guerreras Albas y la Selección Nacional por siete meses". pichinchacomunicaciones.com.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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