Gilmar Napa

Gilmar Napa
Personal information
Full name Gilmar Eduardo Napa Caiceido[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Machala, Ecuador
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Emelec
Number 1
Youth career
2015–2021 Orense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Orense 3 (0)
2023– Emelec 2 (0)
International career
2023– Ecuador U20 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

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.

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]

Club 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. ^ a b c "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.