| Denil Maldonado | |
| Upright: | 0.75 |
| Birth Date: | 1998 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Universitatea Craiova (on loan from Motagua) |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Years1: | 2015– |
| Clubs1: | Motagua |
| Caps1: | 99 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Pachuca (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → CD Everton (loan) |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Los Angeles FC (loan) |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | → Universitatea Craiova (loan) |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Honduras U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Honduras U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Honduras U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalteam4: | Honduras Olympic |
| Nationalcaps4: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam5: | Honduras |
| Nationalcaps5: | 30 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 11 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 21 November 2023 |
Denil Omar Maldonado Munguía (born 26 May 1998) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a defender for Romanian Liga I club Universitatea Craiova, on loan from Liga Nacional club Motagua, and the Honduras national team.[1]
Maldonado started his professional career with F.C. Motagua under the management of Diego Vásquez. He made his debut on 6 September 2015, in a 4–2 home defeat to Real Sociedad.[2] He scored his first goal on 2 December 2018 in the Apertura tournament semi-final against Platense.[3]
On 19 January 2020, Maldonado joined Liga MX club Pachuca on a year–long loan, with an option to buy once six months had passed.[4] He made his debut the following 28 January in a 3–1 (4–2 on aggregate) round of 16 win against Venados in the Copa MX.[5]
On 9 September, Maldonado was loaned out to Chilean Primera División side Everton de Viña del Mar for six months after Pachuca and Motagua agreed to extend Maldonado's loan until July 2021.[6] [7] He didn't make his first appearance until the following 10 December, coming off the bench in a 3–1 home victory against Curicó Unido.[8] He scored his first and only goal for Everton on 21 October 2021, the equalizer in a 1–1 draw with Ñublense.[9]
On 22 December 2022, Maldonado joined MLS side Los Angeles FC for the 2023 season on loan with an option to buy.[10]
On 9 January 2024, Maldonado joined Liga I club Universitatea Craiova on loan until 31 December 2024 for a rumoured fee of €200,000, with an option to buy.[1]
Maldonado represented Honduras at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.[11]
Maldonado played with the Honduras U-20 at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Colombia. He played in all five games and scored a goal against Trinidad and Tobago.[12]
On 23 July 2019, Maldonado was selected to represent Honduras at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[13] He captained the team throughout the tournament and sent Honduras to the final after converting the decisive penalty in a penalty shoot-out against Mexico.[14] He played in the gold medal match as Honduras lost 4–1 to Argentina.[15]
He made his debut for senior national team on 5 September 2019 in a friendly against Puerto Rico, as a starter.[16]
On 14 February 2017, Denil's older brother Alex Maldonado was murdered inside a public transit bus in Tegucigalpa.[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Motagua | 2015–16 | Liga Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 42 | 1 | – | 7 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 11 | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | 19 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 19 | 1 | – | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 99 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 122 | 5 | |||
| Pachuca (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| CD Everton (loan) | 2020 | Chilean Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Los Angeles FC (loan) | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Universitatea Craiova (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga I | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 157 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 191 | 9 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maldonado goal.
Motagua
2016–17 A, 2016–17 C, 2018–19 A, 2018–19 C, 2021–22 C[18] [19]
CD Everton
Los Angeles FC
Honduras U20
Honduras Olympic
Individual