Denil Maldonado
Maldonado with Motagua in 2018
Personal information
Full name Denil Omar Maldonado Munguía
Date of birth (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998
Place of birth Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Los Angeles FC
(on loan from Motagua)
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Motagua 99 (4)
2020 → Pachuca (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Everton (loan) 19 (1)
2023– → Los Angeles FC (loan) 21 (1)
International career‡
2015 Honduras U17 2 (0)
2017 Honduras U20 9 (1)
2018 Honduras U21 5 (1)
2019–2021 Honduras U23 13 (2)
2019– Honduras 26 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Honduras
Men's football
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:29, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023

Denil Omar Maldonado Munguía (born 26 May 1998) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC, on loan from 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]

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 2 October 2022

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[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 9 0 – 5[lower-alpha 2] 0 14 0
Total 89 3 0 0 23 1 112 4
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
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
Career total 108 4 5 0 23 1 136 5

International

As of match played 12 September 2023
National teamYearAppsGoals
Honduras 201940
202010
202140
2022120
202350
Total260

Honours

Motagua

Honduras U23

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "El Everton chileno confirma el fichaje de Denil Maldonado". El Heraldo. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  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)
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