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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 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 | 56 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Ecuador U20 | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Ecuador | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:10, 30 May 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Denil Daniel Castillo Preciado (born 24 March 2004) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Midtjylland and the Ecuador national team.[2]
Club career
[edit]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 million transfer fee on 1 July 2024.[4] In March 2026 he extended his contract with Midtjylland until 2031.[5]
International career
[edit]Castillo has represented Ecuador at youth level.[6]
On 31 May 2026, Castillo was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[7]
Style of play
[edit]Castillo mainly operates as a central midfielder.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 14 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LDU Quito | 2021 | LigaPro Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | LigaPro Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | LigaPro 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 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16[c] | 1 | 48 | 6 | |
| 2026–27 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Total | 56 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 100 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 76 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 121 | 9 | ||
- ↑ Includes Serbian Cup, Danish Cup
- ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played 30 May 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Midtjylland
References
[edit]- 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "FCM forlænger med midtbaneprofil" [Midtjylland extends with midfielder] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ↑ "Si lo trabajan bien, tenemos compañero para Moisés por mucho tiempo". onefootball.com.
- ↑ "Pacho and Caicedo headline Ecuador squad". 31 May 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ ""Antes apuntábamos a Brasil… Ahora cambiamos la orientación a Ecuador"". futbolecuador.com.
- ↑ Thrane, Kasper (14 May 2026). "Midtjysk dødbold afgjorde grim pokalfinale" [Midtjylland set piece settled ugly cup final]. DR (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Denil Castillo at Soccerway
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