| Intro | American professional footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From |
Ecuador United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 6 March 1996, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
| Age: | 24 years |
| Star sign | Pisces |
Mariela Jácome (born 6 March 1996) is an American professional footballer who plays for St. John’s University and the Ecuadorian national women’s team. She was part of the Ecuadorian squad for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Personal life
Jácome was born in Long Branch, New Jersey to an American mother and an Ecuadorian father originally from Guayaquil. Growing up she attended Ichabod Crane High School in Kinderhook, New York, and in 2013 she was named by Albany Times Union to the all-star senior squad after recovering from Jácome a torn ACL a year before. She later attended St. John’s University, where she played 20 games her first season. While visiting family in Ecuador, her uncle recommended that she try out for the Ecuadorian national team which was holding camp nearby. Jácome did and soon after was named part of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup squad.