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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gilmar Eduardo Napa Caiceido[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| 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 edit
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 edit
Orense S.C. edit
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 edit
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 edit
U17 Ecuador edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gilmar Napa is the goalkeeper of the future in Ecuador". Lacancha.movix.com.
- ^ "Gilmar Napa: "Ecuador Sub 20 has left its mark and they already see us in a different way"". ESPN.com.co.
- ^ "1-1 draw between Orense and Liga de Quito". La Republica.
- ^ "ORENSE VS. QUITO 1-1". Soccerway.
- ^ "Gilmar Napa y Tommy Chamba serán jugadores de Emelec". Aficioncentral.com.
- ^ "IN THE END: Orense rescued the draw against Delfín SC". Studio Futbol.
- ^ "Gilmar Napa y Tommy Chamba, presentados como refuerzos en Emelec". Aficioncentral.com.
- ^ "El Bombillo se refuerza: Tommy Chamba y Gilmar Napa fueron presentados en Emelec". Extra.ec.
- ^ "Gilmar Napa appears as an option to put competition to Pedro Ortiz at CS Emelec". Futbolecuador.
- ^ "ELLOS SON NUESTROS TRICOLORES SUB 17" (in Spanish). FEF. 7 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Gilmar Napa, key in qualifying for the World Cup, ready to join Emelec". Afición Central.
- ^ "The 'new Casemiro' amazes and the ideal XI of the tournament". AS.com.
- ^ "Gilmar Napa will also travel with La Tri to Spain". Studiofutbol.com.
- ^ "Ecuador confirmó la lista de convocados para jugar contra Iraq". El Telegrafo.
External links edit
- Gilmar Napa at Soccerway