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Gilmar Napa
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 lifeNapa is from Machala in the El Oro Province of Ecuador.[2] Napa joined the football academy at Orense S.C. in 2015.[3] Club careerOrense 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. EmelecNapa 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 careerU17 EcuadorHe 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 EcuadorNapa 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 teamIn 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
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