Jessy Caicedo | |
Fullname: | Jessy Teotista Caicedo Ayovi |
Birth Date: | 4 July 1999[1] |
Birth Place: | Telembí, Esmeraldas, Ecuador |
Position: | Left-back Striker |
Currentclub: | Ñañas |
Clubnumber: | 2 |
Youthclubs1: | Leones del Norte |
Years1: | 2019 |
Clubs1: | Universidad Católica |
Years2: | 2020– |
Clubs2: | Ñañas |
Caps2: | 26 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
Nationalteam1: | Ecuador |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 27 April 2022 |
Ntupdate: | 27 April 2022 |
Jessy Teotista Caicedo Ayovi (born 4 July 1999) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a defender for Superliga Femenina club Club Ñañas and the Ecuador women's national team.
Caicedo grew up in Telembí, a rural parish of Eloy Alfaro Canton in Esmeraldas Province. She began playing football aged eight. Prior to turning professional, Caicedo trained with and appeared in exhibition matches for men's team .[2]
On 28 April 2019, Caicedo debuted for Superliga Femenina side C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador as a forward in a 1–0 defeat to Club Ñañas.[3] She ended the season as the team's top scorer.
In early 2020, Caicedo joined Club Ñañas where coach Francisco Ramírez began fielding her as a defender. On 22 March 2021, she was named as both the best player and best left-back of the Superliga Femenina 2020 season.[4] [5]
On 4 July 2021, Caicedo set a new record for the fastest goal in Superliga Femenina. She scored 12 seconds into a 2–1 win over Liga de Quito, surpassing teammate Carina Caicedo's previous record by 11 seconds.[6]
On 21 February 2021, Caicedo earned her first cap for Ecuador as a half-time substitute in a 3–0 friendly victory over Bolivia at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa.[7] She made her starting debut on 24 October the same year, in a 4–1 friendly loss to Venezuela at Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha.[8]