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 21) [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)
2020–2021Atletico Kin 0 (0)
2023–2024 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 (0)
2024Partizan (loan) 14 (2)
2024– Midtjylland 25 (1)
International career
2022–2023 Ecuador U20 18 (0)
2025– Ecuador 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
South American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Asunción Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 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]

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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

Club

As of match played 10 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
LDU Quito 2021 Ecuadorian Serie A 000000
2022 Ecuadorian Serie A00000000
2023 Ecuadorian Serie A00000000
Total00000000
Shakhtar Donetsk 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League 6000000060
Partizan (loan) 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga 14210152
Midtjylland 2024–25 Danish Superliga 2202013 [a] 0370
2025–26 Danish Superliga31003 [b] 162
Total25120161432
Career total4533016100644
  1. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 25 March 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ecuador 202510
Total10

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.