Name Mariela Jacome Role Footballer | Number 20 Height 1.70 m Years Team | |
Full name Mariela Amina Jacome Riley Date of birth (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth Boston, United States Current team St. John\'s Red Storm | ||
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Mariela Amina Jácome Riley (born 6 March 1996) is an American-born Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder for American college team St. John's Red Storm and the Ecuador national team.
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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.
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.