| Denil Castillo | |
| Full Name: | Denil Daniel Castillo Preciado[1] |
| Birth Date: | 24 March 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Eloy Alfaro Canton, Ecuador |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Midtjylland |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthclubs1: | LDU Quito |
| Years1: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs1: | LDU Quito |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Atletico Kin |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Partizan (loan) |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Midtjylland |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | Ecuador U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 1 December 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 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]
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]
Castillo has represented Ecuador at youth level.[5]
Castillo mainly operates as a center midfielder.[6]
| 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 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |||