Billy Arce

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Billy Arce
Personal information
Full name Billy Vladimir Arce Mina
Date of birth (1998-07-12) 12 July 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Team information
Current team
Peñarol
Number 19
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Independiente DV 52 (18)
2018–2022 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2018–2019Extremadura (loan) 3 (0)
2019Emelec (loan) 6 (2)
2019Barcelona SC (loan) 8 (1)
2020–2021L.D.U. Quito (loan) 47 (3)
2022 Independiente DV 15 (2)
2023 Deportivo Pasto 14 (1)
2023- Once Caldas 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 16, 2021

Billy Vladimir Arce Mina (born 12 July 1998) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Colombian club Once Caldas. He can play either as a left winger or a forward.

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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] On 1 March 2022, Brighton & Hove Albion reached an agreement with Arce to terminate his contract. [5]

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. [6] On the 8 January, after being rarely used, he returned to his home country after agreeing a loan move to Emelec. [7] Arce signed for Barcelona SC of the Ecuadorian Serie A on loan, being his third loan signing whilst at the Sussex Club.

Deportivo Pasto

Having signed for Uruguayan side Peñarol in July 2022, he moved to Deportivo Pasto on a free transfer in January 2023.

Once Caldas

After just 6 months in Deportivo Pasto, Arce made the move to Colombian side Once Caldas on a free transfer in July 2023. In just his third game for the club, he scored his first and second goal against Deportivo Cali in route to defeating them 4–0.

Personal life

In October 2019, Arce was jailed for twenty days having been arrested for drink-driving. [8] [9]

Career statistics

As of 16 July 2021
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente del Valle 2017 Ecuadorian Serie A 3212002 [lower-alpha 1] 03412
2018 Ecuadorian Serie A206002 [lower-alpha 1] 1227
Total521800415619
Brighton & Hove Albion 2018–19 Premier League 00000000
Extremadura UD (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 301040
C.S. Emelec (loan) 2019 Ecuadorian Serie A62004 [lower-alpha 1] 0102
Barcelona S.C. (loan) 2019 Ecuadorian Serie A81200 [lower-alpha 1] 0101
L.D.U. Quito (loan) 2020 Ecuadorian Serie A2638 [lower-alpha 1] 100344
2021 Ecuadorian Serie A1507 [lower-alpha 2] 42 [lower-alpha 3] 2246
Total413155225810
Career total1102430002362213832
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearance(s) in the Supercopa Ecuador

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References

  1. "Arce Mina Billy Vladimir" (in Spanish). Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. 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.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. "Arce leaves Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion FC. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  6. "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.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. "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.
  8. "Club president says he's visited Brighton player in prison – Seagulls aware of situation". Sport Witness. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  9. "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.