Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Denil Daniel Castillo Preciado [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 24 March 2004||||||||||||||||
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* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Ecuador U20 | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2025– | Ecuador | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:54, 26 March 2025 (UTC) |
Denil Daniel Castillo Preciado (born 24 March 2004) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Midtjylland and the Ecuador national team. [2]
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 €4,000,000 transfer fee on 1 July 2024. [4]
Castillo has represented Ecuador at youth level. [5]
Castillo mainly operates as a center midfielder. [6]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
LDU Quito | 2021 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2023 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Shakhtar Donetsk | 2023–24 | Ukrainian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Partizan (loan) | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
Midtjylland | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 [b] | 0 | 37 | 0 |
2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 [c] | 1 | 14 | 3 | |
Total | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 51 | 3 | ||
Career total | 49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 72 | 5 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ecuador | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |