Domingues


Elias Gaspar Pelembe, also known simply as Domingues, is a Mozambican footballer who currently plays for Bidvest Wits in the South African Premier Soccer League and Mozambique. His position is midfielder.

Club career

Domingues, as he is nicknamed, has been a revelation since coming to South Africa in 2007 from Desportivo Maputo. He was undoubtedly Supersport United's most influential player when they won the 2007–08 Premier Soccer League and was subsequently voted PSL Player of the Season.
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 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 in 2013–14 Premier Soccer League.
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.

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.

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 June 2008Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique3–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.20 August 2008Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique3–03–0Friendly
3.11 February 2009Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique2–02–0Friendly
4.20 June 2009Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya1–11–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.11 August 2010Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique1–02–1Friendly
6.8 October 2011Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique3–03–02012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7.15 November 2011Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique1–04–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.9 September 2012Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique2–02–02013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9.9 June 2013Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea1–21–62014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.20 July 2014National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania1–02–22015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11.3 August 2014Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique2–12–12015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.10 September 2014Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique1–01–12015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13.29 March 2015Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse, Botswana2–12–1Friendly
14.4 June 2016Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda1–03–22017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
15.4 June 2016Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda3–23–22017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
16.2 September 2017Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique1–01–1Friendly

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