Denil Maldonado
Maldonado with Motagua
Personal information
Full name Denil Omar Maldonado Munguía
Date of birth (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Universitatea Craiova
(on loan from Motagua)
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Motagua 99 (4)
2020 → Pachuca (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 → CD Everton (loan) 19 (1)
2023 → Los Angeles FC (loan) 21 (1)
2024– → Universitatea Craiova (loan) 9 (1)
International career‡
2015 Honduras U17 2 (0)
2017 Honduras U20 10 (1)
2018 Honduras U21 5 (1)
2019–2021 Honduras Olympic 13 (2)
2019– Honduras 30 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Honduras
Men's football
CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2017 Costa Rica Team competition
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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]

Club career

Motagua

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]

Pachuca

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]

Everton

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]

Los Angeles FC

On 22 December 2022, Maldonado joined MLS side Los Angeles FC for the 2023 season on loan with an option to buy.[10]

Universitatea Craiova

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]

International career

Under-17

Maldonado represented Honduras at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.[11]

Under-20

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]

Under 23

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]

Senior

He made his debut for senior national team on 5 September 2019 in a friendly against Puerto Rico, as a starter.[16]

Personal life

On 14 February 2017, Denil's older brother Alex Maldonado was murdered inside a public transit bus in Tegucigalpa.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 March 2024

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 0 1 0
2016–17 4 0 0 0 – 4 0
2017–18 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 3 0
2018–19 42 1 – 7[b] 0 49 1
2019–20 11 1 – 8[b] 1 19 2
2021–22 20 1 – 2[a] 0 22 1
2022–23 19 1 – 5[b] 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[c] 0 25 0
Universitatea Craiova (loan) 2023–24 Liga I 9 1 0 0 – 9 1
Career total 148 6 5 0 27 1 180 7
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in CONCACAF League
  3. ^ Three appearances in CONCACAF Champions League and one appearance in Leagues Cup

139International

As of match played 21 November 2023
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.
List of international goals scored by Bryan Róchez
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 October 2023 Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Cuba 1–0 4–0 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League

Honours

Motagua

CD Everton

Los Angeles FC

Honduras U20

Honduras Olympic

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Oficial | Denil Maldonado a semnat cu Știința!". Universitatea Craiova. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Motagua se vuelve a comer cuatro; esta vez de Real Sociedad". Diario Diez. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Motagua llega a la final como un "ciclón"". Diario Mas. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. ^ Las primeras horas de Denil Maldonado como jugador del Pachuca de México (Denil Maldonado's first hours as a player of Pachuca); Diario Diez. 19 January 2020 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Denil Maldonado debutó y el Pachuca se metió a cuartos de final de la Copa MX (Denil Maldonado debuts and Pachuca reaches the quarterfinals of the Copa MX); Diario Diez. 28 January 2020 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Oficial: El Everton de Chile anuncia el fichaje del hondureño Denil Maldonado (Official: Everton of Chile announces the signing of the Honduran Denil Maldonado); La Prensa. 9 September 2020 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ El hondureño Denil Maldonado es presentado por el Everton de la Primera División de Chile (The Honduran Denil Maldonado is presented by Everton of the First Division of Chile); Diario Diez. 9 September 2020 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ "El hondureño Denil Maldonado debuta en la primera de Chile con triunfo del Everton ante Curicó Unido" [The Honduran Denil Maldonado makes his debut in Chile's first division with Everton's win over Curicó Unido] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 10 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Denil Maldonado salvó de la derrota a Everton" [Denil Maldonado saves Everton from defeat] (in Spanish). Diario Más. 23 October 2021.
  10. ^ "LAFC Acquires Honduran National Team Defender Denil Maldonado On Loan". Los Angeles FC. December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "Fotos: Uno a uno, ellos son los 21 mundialistas Sub17 de Honduras". Diario Diez. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Listado del Partido" (PDF). El Heraldo. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  13. ^ Convocatoria de la Selección Sub-23 de Honduras para los Juegos Panamericanos Lima 2019 (Selection of the Honduras Under-23 National Team for the Pan American Games Lima 2019); Diario Diez. 23 July 2019 (in Spanish)
  14. ^ ¡Por el oro! Honduras derriba a México y clasifica a la final de los Panamericanos (For the gold! Honduras knocks out Mexico and qualifies for the final of the Pan American Games); Diario Diez. 7 August 2019 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Honduras cae ante Argentina y se cuelga la medalla de Plata en Juegos Panamericanos de Lima-2019 (Honduras falls to Argentina and hangs the silver medal at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games); Diario Diez. 10 August 2019 (in Spanish)
  16. ^ "Honduras v Puerto Rico game report". ESPN. 5 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Universitario que murió en asalto era hermano de jugador del Motagua y de la Sub 20 de Honduras". El Heraldo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  18. ^ ¡El Motagua de Diego Vázquez se corona campeón del Torneo Apertura 2018! (Diego Vázquez' Motagua is crowned champion of the 2018 Apertura tournament); La Prensa. 16 December 2018. (in Spanish)
  19. ^ Motagua se corona bicampeón de Honduras y ya suma 17 títulos (Motagua is crowned double champion of Honduras and already has 17 titles); Diario Diez. 2 June 2019 (in Spanish)
  20. ^ "Champions! Columbus Crew lift MLS Cup 2023 over LAFC". Major League Soccer. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  21. ^ "CCL heartbreak: LAFC fall to Club León in latest MLS vs. Liga MX final". Major League Soccer. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

External links

CS Universitatea Craiova – current squad
Honduras squads
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