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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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 LDU Quito 0 (0)
2020–2021Atletico Kin 0 (0)
2023–2024 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 (0)
2024Partizan (loan) 14 (2)
2024– Midtjylland 11 (0)
International career
2022– Ecuador U20 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 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]

Career

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Club career

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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

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Castillo has represented Ecuador at youth level.[5]

Style of play

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Castillo mainly operates as a center midfielder.[6]

Career statistics

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As of match played 7 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 9 0 2 0 8[a] 0 19 0
Career total 29 2 3 0 8 0 0 0 40 2
  1. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  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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