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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denil Daniel Castillo Preciado[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 2004[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* | |||
| 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 | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Ecuador U20 | 18 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2023 | |||
Career
editClub career
editOn 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
editCastillo has represented Ecuador at youth level.[5]
Style of play
editCastillo mainly operates as a center midfielder.[6]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 29 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Partizan (loan) | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Midtjylland | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Career total | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 5. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "ОФІЦІЙНО. Шахтар підписав Деніля Кастільо".
- ^ "Denil Castillo is Shakhtar player". shakhtar.com. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "DENIL CASTILLO IS A NEW MAN AT FC MIDTJYLLAND". fcm.dk. FC Midtjylland. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Si lo trabajan bien, tenemos compañero para Moisés por mucho tiempo". onefootball.com.
- ^ ""Antes apuntábamos a Brasil… Ahora cambiamos la orientación a Ecuador"". futbolecuador.com.
External links
edit- Denil Castillo at Soccerway
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