Jessy Caicedo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jessy Teotista Caicedo Ayovi | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Telembí, Esmeraldas, Ecuador | ||
| Position(s) |
Left-back Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ñañas | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leones del Norte | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 2020– | Ñañas | 26 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Ecuador | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.
Early life[edit]
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 Club Deportivo Leones del Norte.[2]
Club career[edit]
Universidad Católica[edit]
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.[2]
Club Ñañas[edit]
In early 2020, Caicedo joined Club Ñañas where coach Francisco Ramírez began fielding her as a defender.[2] 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]
International career[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jessy Caicedo". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "JESSY CAICEDO: LA NIÑA QUE JUGABA FÚTBOL ENTRE HOMBRES ES LA MEJOR DE LA SUPERLIGA FEMENINA 2020". Revista Caskabel (in Spanish). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Ñañas debutó con triunfo ante Católica". El Comercio (in Spanish). 28 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Jessy Caicedo, la mejor jugadora de la Superliga Femenina 2020". LaRed (in Spanish). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Las exjugadoras de El Nacional arrasaron en la gala de premiación de la Superliga Femenina 2020". El Comercio (in Spanish). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Sinchi, Bolívar (6 July 2021). "Jessy Caicedo marca el gol más rápido de la Superliga Femenina". Diario El Mercurio en Cuenca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "La Tricolor empieza el año con un triunfo ante Bolivia". Diario Correo (in Spanish). 21 February 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Espinoza, David (26 October 2021). "¡Venezuela le volvió a pasar de a cuatro y goleó por segunda vez consecutiva a Ecuador!". futbolecuador.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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