| Gilmar Napa | |
| Full Name: | Gilmar Eduardo Napa Caiceido[1] |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Machala, Ecuador |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Emelec |
| Clubnumber: | 1 |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Orense |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Orense |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Emelec |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Ecuador U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 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.
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]