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