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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arce and the second or maternal family name is Mina.
Billy Arce
Personal information
Full name Billy Vladimir Arce Mina
Date of birth (1998-07-12) 12 July 1998
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team
 L.D.U. 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 SC (loan) 8 (1)
2020– → L.D.U. Quito (loan) 26 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 29, 2020

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 December 2020
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente del Valle 2017 Ecuadorian Serie A 321200—2[lower-alpha 1]0—3412
2018 Ecuadorian Serie A 20600—2[lower-alpha 1]1—227
Total 521800—41—5619
Brighton & Hove Albion 2018–19 Premier League 000000——00
Extremadura UD (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 3010—40
C.S. Emelec (loan) 2019 Ecuadorian Serie A 6200—4[lower-alpha 1]0—102
Barcelona S.C. (loan) 2019 Ecuadorian Serie A 8120—0[lower-alpha 1]0—101
L.D.U. Quito (loan) 2020 Ecuadorian Serie A 263——8[lower-alpha 1]1—344
Career total 95243000162—11426
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

References
  1. "Arce Mina Billy Vladimir" (in Spanish). Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. "(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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "Club president says he's visited Brighton player in prison – Seagulls aware of situation". Sport Witness. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  8. "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.
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