Gilmar Napa

Gilmar Eduardo Napa Caiceido (born 5 January 2003) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ecuadorian Serie A club Emelec and the Ecuador national under-20 football team.

Gilmar Napa
Personal information
Full name Gilmar Eduardo Napa Caiceido[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003[1]
Place of birth Machala, Ecuador
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Emelec
Youth career
2015–2021 Orense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Orense 3 (0)
2023– Emelec 0 (0)
International career
2023– Ecuador U20 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Napa is from Machala in the El Oro Province of Ecuador.[2] Napa joined the football academy at Orense S.C. in 2015.[3]

Career

Orense S.C.

Napa made his Ecuadorian Serie A league debut for Orense on 21 November, 2021 against L.D.U. Quito.[4][5] He also played in September and October of 2022, first at Universidad Católica and then against Delfin after first-choice goalkeeper Rolando Silva was sent off and suspended.[6][7]

S.C. Emelec

Napa joined Emelec ahead of the 2023 season, signing a four-year contract with the club.[8][9] He was signed to challenge Pedro Ortiz for the starting goalkeeper position.[10]

International career

U17 Ecuador

He was part of the squad at the 2019 South American U-17 Championship in Peru,[11] before being part of the squad at the subsequent 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.

U20 Ecuador

Napa played at the 2023 South American U-20 Championship for Ecuador where they secured qualification for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Indonesia.[12] Napa was named in the team of the tournament by Brazilian newspaper AS.[13]

Senior Ecuador team

In November 2022 Napa was called up to the senior Ecuador national football team for the first time as they prepared for a friendly match against Iraq on November 12, 2022.[14][15]

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 5. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. "Gilmar Napa is the goalkeeper of the future in Ecuador". Lacancha.movix.com.
  3. "Gilmar Napa: "Ecuador Sub 20 has left its mark and they already see us in a different way"". ESPN.com.co.
  4. "1-1 draw between Orense and Liga de Quito". La Republica.
  5. "ORENSE VS. QUITO 1-1". Soccerway.
  6. "Gilmar Napa y Tommy Chamba serán jugadores de Emelec". Aficioncentral.com.
  7. "IN THE END: Orense rescued the draw against Delfín SC". Studio Futbol.
  8. "Gilmar Napa y Tommy Chamba, presentados como refuerzos en Emelec". Aficioncentral.com.
  9. "El Bombillo se refuerza: Tommy Chamba y Gilmar Napa fueron presentados en Emelec". Extra.ec.
  10. "Gilmar Napa appears as an option to put competition to Pedro Ortiz at CS Emelec". Futbolecuador.
  11. "ELLOS SON NUESTROS TRICOLORES SUB 17" (in Spanish). FEF. 7 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  12. "Gilmar Napa, key in qualifying for the World Cup, ready to join Emelec". Afición Central.
  13. "The 'new Casemiro' amazes and the ideal XI of the tournament". AS.com.
  14. "Gilmar Napa will also travel with La Tri to Spain". Studiofutbol.com.
  15. "Ecuador confirmó la lista de convocados para jugar contra Iraq". El Telegrafo.
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