Nicole Charcopa

Nicole Karen Charcopa Sevillano (born 1 April 2000) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as either a right-back or a right winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A1 club Santos and the Ecuador women's national team.

Club career
Born in Guayaquil, Charcopa began her career with Fundación Conaviro in 2014. She subsequently played for Rocafuerte and Ñañas before joining Unión Española de Guayaquil in 2017, where she won two consecutive Serie A Femenina titles.

Charcopa moved to Deportivo Cuenca for the 2019 season, and also helped the club win the league championship. After a one-year spell at El Nacional (which also ended in league title), she returned to Cuenca in 2021.

Ahead of the 2022 campaign, Charcopa agreed to a deal with Independiente del Valle. On 18 January 2024, she was announced at Santos on a one-year deal, becoming the first Ecuadorian to play for the women's team.

International career
Charcopa represented Ecuador at under-20 level in the 2018 South American U-20 Women's Championship. In March 2018, she was included in Wendy Villón's 23-woman squad for the 2018 Copa América Femenina.

Honours
Unión Española
 * Serie A Femenina: 2016–17, 2017–18

Deportivo Cuenca
 * Serie A Femenina: 2019, 2021

El Nacional
 * Serie A Femenina: 2020