Domingues

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Domingues
Personal information
Full name Elias Gaspar Pelembe
Date of birth (1983-11-13) 13 November 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth Maputo, Mozambique
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Right winger
Team information
Current team
 UD Songo
Youth career
Estrela Vermelha
Desportivo Maputo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 51 (9)
International career‡
2004– Mozambique 122 (17)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:00, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

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.

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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

Domingues began his international career with Mozambique in 2004 and went on to become the nation's most capped player, earning over 120 appearances. [5]

On 24 December 2025, at the age of 42 years, one month and six days, Domingues became the oldest-ever outfield player to make an appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations when he was introduced as a 67th-minute substitute in Mozambique's 1–0 group game loss to Ivory Coast, and second oldest overall only behind goalkeeper Essam El Hadary. [6]

Career statistics

As of 28 December 2025 [5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mozambique 200410
200520
200630
200770
200892
200982
201071
201152
201251
201341
2014113
201551
201662
201741
201840
201940
202040
202140
202240
202390
2024121
202540
Total12217
Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first. [7]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 June 2008 Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 3–03–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.20 August 2008Estádio da Machava, Maputo, MozambiqueFlag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 3–03–0 Friendly
3.11 February 2009Estádio da Machava, Maputo, MozambiqueFlag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 2–02–0Friendly
4.20 June 2009 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1–11–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.11 August 2010Estádio da Machava, Maputo, MozambiqueFlag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland 1–02–1Friendly
6.8 October 2011Estádio da Machava, Maputo, MozambiqueFlag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 3–03–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7.15 November 2011 Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, MozambiqueFlag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 1–04–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.9 September 2012Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, MozambiqueFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2–02–0 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9.9 June 2013 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–21–6 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.20 July 2014 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1–02–2 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11.3 August 2014Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, MozambiqueFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2–12–12015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.10 September 2014Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, MozambiqueFlag of Niger.svg  Niger 1–01–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13.29 March 2015 Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse, Botswana Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2–12–1Friendly
14.4 June 2016 Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1–03–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
15.3–2
16.2 September 2017Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, MozambiqueFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1–01–1Friendly
17.14 October 2024 Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South AfricaFlag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 1–03–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Club

Mamelodi Sundowns
SuperSport United
Bidvest Wits

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. 1 2 Mamrud, Roberto (10 January 2025). "Elías Gaspar Pelembe "Dominguês" - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.
  6. ↑ "Afcon roundup: Algeria beat 10-man Sudan and Côte d'Ivoire start defence with win". The Guardian. 24 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Pelembe, Dominguês". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 April 2017.


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