| Billy Arce | |
| Fullname: | Billy Vladimir Arce Mina |
| Birth Date: | 12 July 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Esmeraldas, Ecuador |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Winger, forward |
| Currentclub: | Santos |
| Clubnumber: | 81 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | La Paz |
| Youthyears2: | 2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | → Fedeguayas (loan) |
| Youthyears3: | 2010 |
| Youthclubs3: | → Fedeguayas (loan) |
| Youthyears4: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs4: | → Fedeguayas (loan) |
| Youthyears5: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs5: | Emelec |
| Youthyears6: | 2013–2017 |
| Youthclubs6: | Independiente del Valle |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Independiente del Valle |
| Caps1: | 52 |
| Goals1: | 18 |
| Years2: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Extremadura (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Emelec (loan) |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | → Barcelona SC (loan) |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs6: | → LDU Quito (loan) |
| Caps6: | 47 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | Independiente del Valle |
| Caps7: | 15 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2022 |
| Clubs8: | Peñarol |
| Caps8: | 2 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2023 |
| Clubs9: | Deportivo Pasto |
| Caps9: | 14 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs10: | Once Caldas |
| Caps10: | 39 |
| Goals10: | 7 |
| Years11: | 2024– |
| Clubs11: | Santos |
| Caps11: | 2 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16:23, 16 September 2024 (UTC) |
Billy Vladimir Arce Mina (born 12 July 1998) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays either as a left winger or a forward for Brazilian club Santos.
Born in Esmeraldas, Arce finished his formation with Independiente del Valle, after playing for Emelec, CSCD Fedeguayas and CSCD La Paz.[1] He made his first-team debut for the former on 5 February 2017, starting and scoring the game's only through a penalty kick in a home defeat of Deportivo Cuenca.[2]
On 25 November 2017, Arce scored a brace in a 4–1 home routing of Guayaquil City.[3] He finished his first senior campaign with 12 goals in 39 appearances, being the club's second-best goalscorer behind Michael Estrada.
On 3 August 2018, Independiente del Valle confirmed Arce's transfer to Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion.[4] His new club officially announced the deal four days later,[5] on a reported four-year contract.[6]
On the same day for being announced at the English club, Arce penned a loan move to Segunda División club Extremadura UD.[7] He only featured in four matches overall for the club, and left in December after "having trouble adapting to the league".[8]
On 8 January 2019, after being rarely used, Arce returned to his home country after agreeing a loan move to Emelec.[9] In May, he was left out of several matches of the club after being photographed in a party,[10] being subsequently demoted to the reserve squad before leaving.[11]
After being rarely used, Arce moved to fellow league team Barcelona SC also on loan on 23 July 2019.[12] He spent the month of October away from trainings after being arrested, only returning on the 25th.[13]
On 24 January 2020, Arce was announced at LDU Quito.[14] Regularly used as a substitute, his loan was renewed for a further year on 29 January 2021.[15]
On 31 January 2022, Brighton announced the return of Arce, and initially assigned him to the under-23 squad.[16] On 1 March, the club reached an agreement with Arce to terminate his contract;[17] he left the club without making a senior appearance for them.
On 8 March 2022, Arce returned to his first club Independiente del Valle on a deal until the end of the year.[18] He left the club in July, after just 17 matches.[19]
On 20 July 2022, Arce was announced at Uruguayan Primera División side Peñarol on a short-term contract.[20] He only featured in three matches, and was deemed surplus to requirements in September.[21]
On 6 January 2023, Arce switched teams and countries again, after signing for Colombian Categoría Primera A side Deportivo Pasto.[22] Despite being regularly used, he left the side in June.[23]
On 17 June 2023, Arce was presented at Once Caldas.[24] He became an undisputed starter for the side,[25] but departed the club roughly one year later.[26]
On 31 July 2024, free agent Arce signed a contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série B side Santos until December 2025.[27] He made his debut for the club on 17 August, replacing Serginho in a 1–0 home loss to Avaí.[28]
In October 2019, Arce was jailed for twenty days having been arrested for drink-driving.[29] [30] [31]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Independiente del Valle | 2017 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[32] | 0 | — | 34 | 12 | |||
| 2018 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 22 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 56 | 19 | |||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Extremadura (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Emelec (loan) | Ecuadorian Serie A | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Barcelona SC (loan) | 2019 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| LDU Quito (loan) | 2020 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 26 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 21 | 0 | — | — | 7[33] | 4 | 2[34] | 2 | 30 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 10 | |||||
| Independiente del Valle | 2022 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[35] | 1 | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| Peñarol | 2022 | Uruguayan Primera División | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Deportivo Pasto | 2023 | Categoría Primera A | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Once Caldas | 2023 | Categoría Primera A | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||||
| 2024 | Categoría Primera A | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 7 | ||||||
| Santos | 2024 | Série B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 187 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 225 | 42 | |||
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