Jessy Teotista Caicedo Ayovi (born 4 July 1999) is an Ecuadorian

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who plays as a defender for Superliga Femenina club

Club Ñañas Club Fútbol Femenino Ñañas is a women's football club based in Quito, Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and ...

and the Ecuador women's national team.

Early life

Caicedo grew up in Telembí, a rural parish of

Eloy Alfaro Canton Canton Eloy Alfaro is a cantons of Ecuador, canton of Ecuador, part of the province of Esmeraldas Province, Esmeraldas. Its capital is the town of Limones, Esmeraldas, Limones. Its population at the 2001 census was 33,403. Demographics Ethnic g ...

Esmeraldas Province Esmeraldas () is a northwestern coastal province of Ecuador. The capital and largest city is Esmeraldas. Esmeraldas is one of the three provinces of Ecuador that borders Colombia, and it is the most northern province in the country. The provin ...

. She began playing football aged eight. Prior to turning professional, Caicedo trained with and appeared in exhibition matches for men's team .

Club career

Universidad Católica

On 28 April 2019, Caicedo debuted for Superliga Femenina side C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador as a forward in a 1–0 defeat to Club Ñañas. She ended the season as the team's top scorer.

Club Ñañas

In early 2020, Caicedo joined Club Ñañas where coach Francisco Ramírez began fielding her as a defender. On 22 March 2021, she was named as both the best player and best left-back of the Superliga Femenina 2020 season. On 4 July 2021, Caicedo set a new record for the fastest goal in Superliga Femenina. She scored 12 seconds into a 2–1 win over

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, surpassing teammate

Carina Caicedo Carina Elizabeth Caicedo Caicedo (born 23 July 1987) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atlético Nacional. International career Caicedo was part of the Ecuadorian squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2015 ...

's previous record by 11 seconds.

International career

On 21 February 2021, Caicedo earned her first cap for

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as a half-time substitute in a 3–0 friendly victory over

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. She made her starting debut on 24 October the same year, in a 4–1 friendly loss to

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References

1999 births Living people People from Eloy Alfaro Canton Footballers from Esmeraldas Province Ecuadorian women's footballers Women's association football defenders Ecuador women's international footballers 21st-century Ecuadorian sportswomen African diaspora in Ecuador {{Ecuador-footy-defender-stub