Elias Gaspar Pelembe (born 13 November 1983 in Maputo), also known simply as Domingues, is a Mozambican footballer who plays for UD Songo and Mozambique. His position is midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elias Gaspar Pelembe | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Maputo, Mozambique | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UD Songo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Estrela Vermelha | |||
| Desportivo Maputo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Desportivo Maputo | ||
| 2007–2009 | Supersport United | 56 | (14) |
| 2009–2015 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 93 | (10) |
| 2015–2020 | Bidvest Wits | 94 | (4) |
| 2021 | Polokwane City | 14 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Royal AM | 29 | (3) |
| 2023– | UD Songo | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004– | Mozambique | 105 | (16) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Domingues, as he is nicknamed, moved to South Africa in 2007 from Desportivo Maputo. He was considered Supersport United's most influential player when they won the 2007–08 Premier Soccer League and was subsequently voted PSL Player of the Season.[citation needed]
During the summer of 2009, he was rumoured to be closing in on a move to one of Europe's bigger leagues as he had caught the eye of Tottenham Hotspur scouts following a string of impressive performers for club and national team. Eventually he was bought by big-spenders Mamelodi Sundowns where he was handed a substantial wage.
On 17 May 2017, Bidvest Wits were crowned 2016-17 Premier Soccer League Champions, following a 2–0 win over Polokwane City, beating his former club (Mamelodi Sundowns) in the title race. According to his coach, Gavin Hunt, Domingues was instrumental in that game. The win also meant he is now one of very few players to have won the Premier Soccer League title 4 times (with 3 different clubs), having also won 2 with Supersport United in 2007–08 Premier Soccer League and 2008–09 Premier Soccer League and 1 with Mamelodi Sundowns) in 2013–14 Premier Soccer League.[1]
Furthermore, the win also meant he successfully completed a League and Cup double, since Bidvest Wits also won the MTN 8 title earlier in the season, with a 3–0 win over Mamelodi Sundowns at the Mbombela Stadium, on 1 October 2016.[2][3]
He left Bidvest Wits at the end of the 2019–20 season. He joined Polokwane City in a free agent transfer in February 2021.[4]
International career edit
He is also an influential member of his country's national team, the Black Mambas. He is currently their top scorer between players that are still actively playing and their most capped player with over 100 caps.
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first.[5]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 June 2008 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique |  Madagascar |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 20 August 2008 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique |  Eswatini |
3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 11 February 2009 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique |  Malawi |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 20 June 2009 | Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya |  Kenya |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 11 August 2010 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Swaziland |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 6. | 8 October 2011 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique |  Comoros |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 7. | 15 November 2011 | Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique | Comoros |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 9 September 2012 | Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique |  Morocco |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 9. | 9 June 2013 | Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea |  Guinea |
1–2 | 1–6 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10. | 20 July 2014 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Tanzania |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 11. | 3 August 2014 | Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique | Tanzania |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 12. | 10 September 2014 | Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique |  Niger |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 13. | 29 March 2015 | Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse, Botswana |  Botswana |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 14. | 4 June 2016 | Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda |  Rwanda |
1–0 | 3–2 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 15. | 3–2 | |||||
| 16. | 2 September 2017 | Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique | Kenya |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honors edit
Club
References edit
- ^ Sport, EWN. "Hunt hails team after Wits wrap up maiden league title". Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Africans abroad midweek review: Titles aplenty for the continent's stars | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "MTN8 Final Report: Bidvest Wits v Mamelodi Sundowns 01 October 2016". www.soccerladuma.co.za. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Former South Africa player of the season finds new home at 37 years old". Panafricanfootball. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Pelembe, Dominguês". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
External links edit
- Domingues at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bidvest Wits profile Archived 18 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- Domingues at Soccerway
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