Domingues

For the surname, see Domingues (surname).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gaspar and the second or paternal family name is Pelembe.

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.

Domingues

Personal information
Full name	Elias Gaspar Pelembe
Date of birth	(1983-11-13) 13 November 1983 (age 40)
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)
*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

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

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

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

Club

• Premier Soccer League: 2016–17, 2013–14, 2008/09
• Nedbank Cup: 2014–15

References

1. Sport, EWN. "Hunt hails team after Wits wrap up maiden league title". Retrieved 14 May 2018.
2. "Africans abroad midweek review: Titles aplenty for the continent's stars | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
3. "MTN8 Final Report: Bidvest Wits v Mamelodi Sundowns 01 October 2016". www.soccerladuma.co.za. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
4. "Former South Africa player of the season finds new home at 37 years old". Panafricanfootball. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
5. "Pelembe, Dominguês". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 April 2017.

External links

• Domingues at National-Football-Teams.com
• Bidvest Wits profile 18 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
• Domingues at Soccerway