Denil Castillo
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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 | 33 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Ecuador U20 | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Ecuador | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:27, 10 October 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]
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 €4,000,000 transfer fee on 1 July 2024.[4]
International career
[edit]Castillo has represented Ecuador at youth level.[5]
Style of play
[edit]Castillo mainly operates as a center midfielder.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 19 October 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8[c] | 1 | 20 | 3 | |
| Total | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 57 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 53 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 78 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Serbian Cup, Danish Cup
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 10 October 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
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.
