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.

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)
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)
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Arce and the second or maternal family name is Mina.

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
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 7100—0[lower-alpha 1]0—71
Career total 6821100081—7722
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
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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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