Denil_Maldonado
Denil Maldonado
Honduran footballer (born 1998)
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 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) | 13 | (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 | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
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]
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]
On 14 February 2017, Denil's older brother Alex Maldonado was murdered inside a public transit bus in Tegucigalpa.[17]
- As of match played 21 April 2024
Club
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 42 | 1 | – | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 49 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 11 | 1 | – | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 1 | – | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 19 | 1 | – | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Universitatea Craiova (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga I | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | |
| Career total | 152 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 185 | 9 | ||
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- Appearances in CONCACAF League
- 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.
| 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 |
Motagua
- Liga Nacional: 2016–17 A, 2016–17 C, 2018–19 A, 2018–19 C, 2021–22 C[18][19]
- Honduran Supercup: 2017
- CONCACAF League runner-up: 2018, 2019
CD Everton
- Copa Chile runner-up: 2021
Los Angeles FC
Honduras U20
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship runner-up: 2017
Honduras Olympic
- Pan American Games runner-up: 2019
Individual
- "Oficial | Denil Maldonado a semnat cu Știința!". Universitatea Craiova. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- "Motagua se vuelve a comer cuatro; esta vez de Real Sociedad". Diario Diez. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "Motagua llega a la final como un "ciclón"". Diario Mas. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- 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)
- 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)
- "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.
- "Denil Maldonado salvó de la derrota a Everton" [Denil Maldonado saves Everton from defeat] (in Spanish). Diario Más. 23 October 2021.
- "LAFC Acquires Honduran National Team Defender Denil Maldonado On Loan". Los Angeles FC. December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- "Fotos: Uno a uno, ellos son los 21 mundialistas Sub17 de Honduras". Diario Diez. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "Listado del Partido" (PDF). El Heraldo. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Honduras v Puerto Rico game report". ESPN. 5 September 2019.
- "Universitario que murió en asalto era hermano de jugador del Motagua y de la Sub 20 de Honduras". El Heraldo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- 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)
- "Champions! Columbus Crew lift MLS Cup 2023 over LAFC". Major League Soccer. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- "CCL heartbreak: LAFC fall to Club León in latest MLS vs. Liga MX final". Major League Soccer. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- Denil Maldonado at Soccerway
- Denil Maldonado at National-Football-Teams.com
- Pachuca official profile