Denil Castillo
Ecuadorian footballer (born 2004)
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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]
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]
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | 40 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Ecuador U20 | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Ecuador | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:28, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
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 million transfer fee on 1 July 2024.[4] In March 2026 he extended his contract with Midtjylland until 2031.[5]
International career
Castillo has represented Ecuador at youth level.[6]
Style of play
Castillo mainly operates as a central midfielder.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 March 2026
| 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 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15[c] | 1 | 37 | 6 | |
| Total | 40 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 74 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 95 | 8 | ||
- Includes Serbian Cup, Danish Cup
- Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
