(East Los Angeles, CA)][From The Editor’s Desk]: The Black & Gold are making strong moves to re-inforce their 2023 roster with the acquisition of Honduran National Team player and defender, Denil Maldonado. The Club recently made this announcement and should come at no surprise to the very fast-growing Black & Gold fan-base as the team’s front office has been looking to strengthen itself in an “On-Loan” manner during this special timeframe.

LAFC ACQUIRES HONDURAN NATIONAL TEAM DEFENDER DENIL MALDONADO ON LOAN

24-Year-Old Defender Joins Black & Gold From
CD Motagua In Honduras

The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) recently announced that the Club has signed Honduran defender Denil Maldonado on loan through the 2023 MLS season with an option to exercise a permanent transfer from Honduran team CD Motagua.

The 24-year-old Honduran National Team Member will be added to LAFC’s roster pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate (ITC) and P-1 Visa.

“Denil is a strong, talented defender with considerate international experience and has captained teams to success,” said LAFC Co-President and General Manager John Thorrington. “He will provide great versatility and quality to our strong back line, We are excited to welcome Denil to LAFC and appreciate the support and collaboration from Montagua as well as his representative.”

On the international stage, Maldonado has made 21 appearances for the Honduran National team, including playing in nine 2022 World Cup Qualifying matches and appearing in three games at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The defender began playing for Honduras at the U-17 level and made his senior team debut as a 21-year old on Sept. 6, 2019, in a 4-0 win over Puerto Rico.

Maldonado joins LAFC after earning three championships with CD Motagua (2018-19 Apertura & Clausura and 2021-22 Clausura). The Tegucigalpa native played three seasons with CD Motaguafrom 2018-2022, making a total of 116 appearances and scoring five goals and registering two assists across all competitions, including three appearances in the Concacaf Champions League.

Maldonado joined Liga MX side Club Pachuca on loan from Motagua in 2019, where he made three appearances in the Copa MX. Maldonado then joined CD Everton in Chile’s first division on loan for the 2020-21 season. He registered one goal and one assist in 19 appearances (13 starts) for CD Everton before returning to Motagua.

[Transaction]: Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) acquires defender Denil Maldonado on loan through the 2023 MLS season with an option to exercise a permanent transfer from Honduran team CD Motagua.

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