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Motagua | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Denil Omar Maldonado Munguía | ||
Date of birth | 26 May 1998 | ||
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) | 14 | (2) |
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 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 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]
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 | |||||
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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 | 1 |
Universitatea Craiova (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga I | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | |
2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
Career total | 153 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 186 | 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 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 15 October 2023 | Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League |
Motagua
CD Everton
Los Angeles FC
Honduras U20
Honduras Olympic
Individual
![]() Maldonado with
Motagua | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Denil Omar Maldonado Munguía | ||
Date of birth | 26 May 1998 | ||
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) | 14 | (2) |
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 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 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]
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 [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 | 1 |
Universitatea Craiova (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga I | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | |
2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
Career total | 153 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 186 | 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 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 15 October 2023 | Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League |
Motagua
CD Everton
Los Angeles FC
Honduras U20
Honduras Olympic
Individual