Gilmar Napa

Gilmar Eduardo Napa Caicedo 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. Napa joined the football academy at Orense S.C. in 2015.

Club career

Orense

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

Emelec

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

International career

U17 Ecuador

He was part of the squad at the 2019 South American U-17 Championship in Peru, 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. Napa was named in the team of the tournament by Brazilian newspaper AS.

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.