Mariela Jácome

Mariela Jácome
Personal information
Full name Mariela Amina Jácome Riley[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996[1]
Place of birth Boston, United States[2]
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 St. John's Red Storm
Number 20
Youth career
Years Team
2014– St. John's Red Storm
National team‡
Ecuador (2[3])


‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:39, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Mariela Jácome (born 6 March 1996) is an American professional footballer who plays for St. John's University and the Ecuadorian national women's team. She was part of the Ecuadorian squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[1]

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 Ecuadorian national team which was holding camp nearby. Jácome did and soon after was named part of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[4][5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Profile". Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ecuador goleó a Argentina en el Sudamericano Femenino, pero se despidió del torneo" (in Spanish). Bendito Fútbol. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Randy Vogt (6 June 2015). "Mariela Jacome to Represent Ecuador in the Women's World Cup". Goal Nation. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Brian Radewitz (4 March 2015). "The world is her oyster - Kinderhook native Mariela Jacome selected for Ecuador's Women's World Cup team". Goal Nation. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Mariela Jacome Named to Ecuador's FIFA Women's World Cup Roster". Red Storm Sports. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.


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