Denil Omar Maldonado Munguía (born 26 May 1998) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a defender for Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan and the Honduras national team.
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. He scored his first goal on 2 December 2018 in the Apertura tournament semi-final against Platense.
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.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) 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.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)
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.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)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) 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. He scored his first and only goal for Everton on 21 October 2021, the equalizer in a 1–1 draw with Ñublense.
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.
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.
Rubin Kazan On 10 July 2025, Maldonado signed a four-year contract with Rubin Kazan in Russia.
International career Under-17 Maldonado represented Honduras at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.
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.
Under 23 On 23 July 2019, Maldonado was selected to represent Honduras at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.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) 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.¡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) He played in the gold medal match as Honduras lost 4–1 to Argentina.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)
Senior He made his debut for senior national team on 5 September 2019 in a friendly against Puerto Rico, as a starter.
Personal life On 14 February 2017, Denil's older brother Alex Maldonado was murdered inside a public transit bus in Tegucigalpa.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMotagua2015–16Liga Nacional100000102016–17Liga Nacional4000—402017–18Liga Nacional200010302018–19Liga Nacional421—704912019–20Liga Nacional111—811922021–22Liga Nacional201—202212022–23Liga Nacional191—50141Total994002311225Pachuca (loan)2019–20Liga MX0030—302020–21Liga MX0000—00Total0030—30CD Everton (loan)2020Chilean Primera División4000—402021Chilean Primera División15120—171Total19120—211Los Angeles FC (loan)2023Major League Soccer2110040251Universitatea Craiova (loan)2023–24Liga I13210—1422024–25Liga I3542010384Total4863010526Rubin Kazan2025–26Russian Premier League9000—902026–278020—100Total1702000190Career total2041210028124213
International
National team Year Apps GoalsHonduras 2019 4 0 2020 1 0 2021 4 0 2022 13 0 2023 8 1 2024 6 0 2025 6 0 Total 43 1
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maldonado goal. + List of international goals scored by Bryan RóchezNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 15 October 2023 Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1–0 4–0 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League
Honours Motagua Liga Nacional: 2016–17 A, 2016–17 C, 2018–19 A, 2018–19 C, 2021–22 C¡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 .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 . Honduran Supercup: 2017 CONCACAF League runner-up: 2018, 2019
CD Everton Copa Chile runner-up: 2021
Los Angeles FC MLS Cup runner-up: 2023 CONCACAF Champions League runner-up: 2023
Honduras U20 CONCACAF U-20 Championship runner-up: 2017
Honduras Olympic Pan American Games runner-up: 2019
Individual CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Best XI: 2020
References
External links Pachuca official profile