Denil Castillo

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Denil Castillo
Personal information
Full name Denil Daniel Castillo Preciado [1]
Date of birth (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth Eloy Alfaro Canton, Ecuador
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Midtjylland
Number 21
Youth career
LDU Quito
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 LDU Quito 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Atletico Kin 0 (0)
2023–2024 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 (0)
2024 → Partizan (loan) 14 (2)
2024– Midtjylland 12 (0)
International career‡
2022– Ecuador U20 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2023

Denil Deniel Castillo Preciado (born 24 March 2004) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Midtjylland and represents the Ecuador national under-20 football team. [2]

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Career

Club career

On 24 April 2023, Shakhtar Donetsk announced that they'd signed Castillo to a five-year contract from Liga de Quito, commencing 1 July 2023. [3]

Castillo signed a five-year deal with Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland for a €4.00m transfer fee on July 1, 2024. [4]

International career

Castillo has represented Ecuador at youth level. [5]

Style of play

Castillo mainly operates as a center midfielder. [6]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
LDU Quito 2021 Ecuadorian Serie A 0000——00
2022 Ecuadorian Serie A000000—00
2023 Ecuadorian Serie A000000—00
Total000000—00
Shakhtar Donetsk 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League 6000000060
Partizan (loan) 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga 14210——152
Midtjylland 2024–25 Danish Superliga 120209 [a] 0—230
Career total322309000442
  1. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 5. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "ОФІЦІЙНО. Шахтар підписав Деніля Кастільо".
  3. ↑ "Denil Castillo is Shakhtar player". shakhtar.com. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "DENIL CASTILLO IS A NEW MAN AT FC MIDTJYLLAND". fcm.dk. FC Midtjylland. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Si lo trabajan bien, tenemos compañero para Moisés por mucho tiempo". onefootball.com.
  6. ↑ ""Antes apuntábamos a Brasil… Ahora cambiamos la orientación a Ecuador"". futbolecuador.com.
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