Denil Castillo

Castillo's current-season form is level with last season (Season 26→26), while his Rating held around 47. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FC Midtjylland · 4th	4	0	0	6.73	47	26
2025/26	FC Midtjylland · 2nd	26	4	4	6.87	47	26
2024/25	FC Midtjylland · 2nd	31	0	0	6.6	41	7
2023/24	FK PartizanLoan	5	1	1	7.17	—	—
2023/24	Shakhtar Donetsk · 1st	6	0	0	—	35	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Ecuador · international

Side	Apps	G
Ecuador	5	0
Ecuador U20	6	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

D. Castillo is a 22-year-old central midfielder at FC Midtjylland, rated 47.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (59.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.03 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Castillo.

On the season, Castillo graded 38 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals, 4 assists and 3.026 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 26). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 47. At 22 Castillo is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 11.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Castillo is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26

47.2

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

37.5

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

59.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.03

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC Midtjylland finished 4th of 12 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.03

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.42 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 59.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 47.2 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %59.9%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900.209

Assists / 900.209

Goal contribution / 900.417

Defensive actions / 903.026

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Cards / 900.261

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~12), then tapers with age. At 22, Castillo sits on 11.1, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Castillo's projected Rating — 47.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Superliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles30

Interceptions23

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€4M total transfer fees · 2 moves

FC MidtjyllandJun 2024 – now€ 4M

FK Partizan(on loan)Jan 2024 – Jun 2024

Shakhtar Donetskuntil Jan 2024

About D. Castillo

Denil Daniel Castillo Preciado is a 22-year-old central midfielder who plays for FC Midtjylland, born on March 24, 2004 in Eloy Alfaro, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Ecuador. FC Midtjylland currently sit 4th of 12 in the Superliga.

This season

In the current season, D. Castillo has made 4 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 153 minutes, averaging a 6.73 match rating over his last 4 rated games.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Randers FC (45 minutes, 7 rating)
August 16, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Lyngby (45 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 2, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs AC Horsens (45 minutes, 7.2 rating)
July 26, 2026: 3-2 win away at Sonderjyske (18 minutes, 6.2 rating)

D. Castillo's next match is on August 30, 2026, when FC Midtjylland face Silkeborg away in the Superliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Castillo at 47.2 with a Season form score of 37.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, D. Castillo has totalled 75 club appearances with 5 goals and 5 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 31 appearances for FC Midtjylland.

D. Castillo's career has also included time at FK Partizan and Shakhtar Donetsk.

On the international stage, D. Castillo has represented Ecuador and Ecuador U20 — 11 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.