Mariela Jácome Explained

Mariela Jácome
Fullname:Mariela Amina Jácome Riley[1]
Birth Date:1996 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:1.70 m[2]
Position:Forward, midfielder
Collegeyears1:2014–2017
College1:St. John's Red Storm
Collegecaps1:58
Collegegoals1:2
Years1:2015
Clubs1:San Francisco
Caps1:2
Goals1:2
Nationalteam1:Ecuador
Nationalcaps5:1[3]
Nationalgoals1:2[4]
Pcupdate:12:15, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
Ntupdate:17:39, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Mariela Amina Jácome Riley (born 6 March 1996) is an American-born Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward and a midfielder. She has been a member of the Ecuador women's national team.

She was part of the Ecuadorian squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. She also had a brief stint in the Ecuadorian league playing for San Francisco.[5] [6]

Personal life

Jácome was born in Long Branch, New Jersey to an American mother and an Ecuadorian father originally from Guayaquil. Growing up she attended Ichabod Crane High School in Kinderhook, New York, and in 2013 she was named by Albany Times Union to the all-star senior squad after recovering from Jácome a torn ACL a year before. She later attended St. John's University, where she played 20 games her first season. While visiting family in Ecuador, her uncle recommended that she try out for the Ecuador national team which was holding camp nearby. Jácome did and soon after was named part of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. News: List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup . . 22 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Mariela Jacome. St. John's Red Storm.
  3. Web site: Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610091009/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=387339/index.html . dead . 10 June 2015 . FIFA.com . 22 June 2015.
  4. Web site: Ecuador goleó a Argentina en el Sudamericano Femenino, pero se despidió del torneo . es . 26 November 2015 . Bendito Fútbol . 9 February 2016 .
  5. Web site: Resultados de la segunda fecha en el campeonato nacional femenino de fútbol. 27 April 2015. 9 March 2017. Spanish.
  6. Web site: Resultados de la tercera fecha en el campeonato nacional femenino de fútbol. 4 May 2015. 9 March 2017. Spanish.
  7. News: Mariela Jacome to Represent Ecuador in the Women's World Cup. Goal Nation . Randy Vogt . 11 June 2015. 6 June 2015.
  8. News: The world is her oyster - Kinderhook native Mariela Jacome selected for Ecuador's Women's World Cup team. Brian Radewitz . Goal Nation . 11 June 2015. 4 March 2015.
  9. News: Mariela Jacome Named to Ecuador's FIFA Women's World Cup Roster . Red Storm Sports . 11 June 2015. 15 May 2015.