Arella Jácome

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jácome and the second or maternal family name is Agnalt.
Arella Jácome
Personal information
Full name Arella Jácome Agnalt
Date of birth (2004-08-20) 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)
*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

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

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
  1. "Arella Jácome hace realidad su sueño de jugar en el Rodrigo Paz Delgado". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. Campos, Pablo (14 December 2018). "Santiago y Arella Jácome aman el fútbol desde la cuna". Bendito Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. Cordova, Martha (5 December 2021). "Arella Jácome y la dinastía futbolística de los leones blancos". Primicias (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  4. 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.
  5. Tunset, Bendik (13 July 2015). "Ligagull i Ecuador gir jubel i Bardufoss". Nordlys (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  6. Figueroa, Doménica (2 March 2021). "El Nacional debutará en la Libertadores femenina con cuatro refuerzos". Primicias (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  7. 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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