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Denil Castillo

Ecuadorian footballer (born 2004)

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	Partizan (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
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–	Shakhtar Donetsk	6	(0)
2024–	→ Partizan (loan)	8	(1)
International career^‡
2022–	Ecuador U20	18	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 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 Partizan on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk and represents the Ecuador national under-20 football team.^[2]

Career

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]

International career

Castillo has represented Ecuador at youth level.^[4]

Style of play

Castillo mainly operates as a center midfielder.^[5]

References

^ ^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.
^ "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.