Denil Maldonado
Denil Omar Maldonado Munguía (born 26 May 1998) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a defender for Motagua. He also represents 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 against 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 Mexican team C.F. Pachuca on a year–long loan, with an option to buy  once six months have passed. He made his debut the following 28 January in a 3–1 (4–2 on aggregate) win against Venados F.C. in the round of 16 of the Copa MX. 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. 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. 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. He played in the gold medal match as Honduras lost 4–1 to Argentina. 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, his  older brother Alex Maldonado was murdered inside a public transit bus in Tegucigalpa. Honours. Motagua Honduras Youth Individual