Billy Arce
Billy Vladimir Arce Mina (born 12 July 1998) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for L.D.U. Quito on loan from English club Brighton & Hove Albion as either a left winger or a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Billy Vladimir Arce Mina | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Winger / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Liga de Quito (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | La Paz | ||
| 2009 | → Fedeguayas (loan) | ||
| 2010 | → Fedeguayas (loan) | ||
| 2011–2012 | → Fedeguayas (loan) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Emelec | ||
| 2013–2017 | Independiente DV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Independiente DV | 52 | (18) |
| 2018– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Extremadura (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Emelec (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Barcelona S.C. (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2020– | → L.D.U. Quito (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:34, 30 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career - Independiente del Valle
Born in Esmeraldas, Arce finished his formation with Independiente del Valle, after playing for Emelec, CSCD Fedeguayas and CSCD La Paz.[1] He made his first-team debut for the former on 5 February 2017, starting and scoring the game's only through a penalty kick in a home defeat of Deportivo Cuenca.[2]
On 25 November 2017, Arce scored a brace in a 4–1 home routing of Guayaquil City.[3] He finished his first senior campaign with 12 goals in 39 appearances, being the club's second-best goalscorer behind Michael Estrada.
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 3 August 2018, Independiente del Valle confirmed Arce's transfer to Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion.[4]
Loans whilst at Brighton
On the same day for signing for the English club he penned a loan move to Segunda División club Extremadura UD.[5] On the 8 January, after being rarely used, he returned to his home country after agreeing a loan move to Emelec.[6] Arce signed for Barcelona SC of the Ecuadorian Serie A on loan, being his third loan signing whilst at the Sussex Club.
Personal life
In October 2019, Arce was jailed for twenty days having been arrested for drink-driving.[7][8]
Career statistics
- As of 29 September 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente del Valle | 2017 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 34 | 12 | ||
| 2018 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 22 | 7 | |||
| Total | 52 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 56 | 19 | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Extremadura UD (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| C.S. Emelec (loan) | 2019 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Barcelona S.C. (loan) | 2019 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 68 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 77 | 22 | |||
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
References
- "Arce Mina Billy Vladimir" (in Spanish). Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- "(1–0) Independiente del Valle se impuso por la mínima ante el Deportivo Cuenca con equipo alterno" [(1–0) Independiente del Valle get over Deportivo Cuenca with an alternate team] (in Spanish). Tera Deportes. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- "Independiente del Valle ganó por 4–1 a Guayaquil City en Sangolquí" [Independiente del Valle defeated Guayaquil City in Sanloquí by 4–1] (in Spanish). El Universo. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- "Billy Arce transferido al Brighton & Hove Albion" [Billy Arce transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion] (in Spanish). Independiente del Valle. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- "Billy Arce transferido al Brighton & Hove Albion" [Billy Arce transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion] (in Spanish). Independiente del Valle. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- "Emelec oficializó a Billy Arce como refuerzo para el 2019" [Emelec turn official Billy Arce as the signing for 2019] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- "Club president says he's visited Brighton player in prison – Seagulls aware of situation". Sport Witness. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- "José Francisco Cevallos: "Visité a Billy Arce en prisión, vamos a analizar su continuidad"" [José Francisco Cevallos: "I visited Billy Arce in prison, let's analyze his continuity"] (in Spanish). El Universo. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.