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| 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* | |||
| 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 | 51 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004– | Mozambique | 116 | (17) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2024 | |||
Elias Gaspar Pelembe (born 13 November 1983 inMaputo), also known simply asDomingues, is aMozambicanfootballer who plays forUD Songo andMozambique. His position ismidfielder.
Domingues, as he is nicknamed, moved to South Africa in 2007 fromDesportivo Maputo. He was consideredSupersport United's most influential player when they won the2007–08 Premier Soccer League and was subsequently votedPSL 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 ofTottenham Hotspur scouts following a string of impressive performers for club and national team. Eventually he was bought by big-spendersMamelodi Sundowns where he was handed a substantial wage.
On 17 May 2017,Bidvest Wits were crowned2016-17 Premier Soccer League Champions, following a 2–0 win overPolokwane 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 thePremier Soccer League title 4 times (with 3 different clubs), having also won 2 withSupersport United in2007–08 Premier Soccer League and2008–09 Premier Soccer League and 1 withMamelodi Sundowns) in2013–14 Premier Soccer League.[1]
Furthermore, the win also meant he successfully completed a League and Cup double, sinceBidvest Wits also won theMTN 8 title earlier in the season, with a 3–0 win overMamelodi Sundowns at theMbombela Stadium, on 1 October 2016.[2][3]
He left Bidvest Wits at the end of the 2019–20 season. He joinedPolokwane City in a free agent transfer in February 2021.[4]
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.
| 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 |
| 17. | 14 October 2024 | Mbombela Stadium,Mbombela, South Africa | Eswatini | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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