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Domingues

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Dominguês
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)
Positions
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 124 (17)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:00, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

Elias Gaspar Pelembe (born 13 November 1983), also known as Dominguês,[1] is a Mozambican footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Moçambola club UD Songo and the Mozambique national team.

Club career

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Dominguês, as he is nicknamed, was born in Maputo. He moved to South Africa in 2007 from Desportivo Maputo. He was considered Supersport United's most influential player when they won the 2007–08 South African Premiership 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 South African Premiership 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, Dominguês was instrumental in that game. The win also meant he is now one of very few players to have won the South African Premiership title four times (with three different clubs), having also won two with Supersport United in 2007–08 South African Premiership and 2008–09 South African Premiership and one with Mamelodi Sundowns) in 2013–14 South African Premiership.[2]

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.[3][4]

He left Bidvest Wits at the end of the 2019–20 season. He joined Polokwane City in a free agent transfer in February 2021.[5]

International career

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Dominguês began his international career with Mozambique in 2004 and went on to become the nation's most capped player, earning over 120 appearances.[6]

On 24 December 2025, at the age of 42 years, one month and six days, Dominguês 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.[7]

Career statistics

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As of 5 January 2026[6]
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
202550
202610
Total12417
Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Domingues goal.
List of international goals scored by Domingues[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
122 June 2008Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique Madagascar3–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
220 August 2008Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique Eswatini3–03–0Friendly
311 February 2009Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique Malawi2–02–0Friendly
420 June 2009Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya Kenya1–11–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
511 August 2010Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique Swaziland1–02–1Friendly
68 October 2011Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique Comoros3–03–02012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
715 November 2011Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique Comoros1–04–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
89 September 2012Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique Morocco2–02–02013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
99 June 2013Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea Guinea1–21–62014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1020 July 2014National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tanzania1–02–22015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
113 August 2014Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique Tanzania2–12–12015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
1210 September 2014Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique Niger1–01–12015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
1329 March 2015Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse, Botswana Botswana2–12–1Friendly
144 June 2016Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda Rwanda1–03–22017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
153–2
162 September 2017Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique Kenya1–01–1Friendly
1714 October 2024Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa Eswatini1–03–02025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

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Mamelodi Sundowns

SuperSport United

Bidvest Wits

References

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  1. ↑ Domingues at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Sport, EWN. "Hunt hails team after Wits wrap up maiden league title". Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Africans abroad midweek review: Titles aplenty for the continent's stars | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "MTN8 Final Report: Bidvest Wits v Mamelodi Sundowns 01 October 2016". www.soccerladuma.co.za. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Former South Africa player of the season finds new home at 37 years old". Panafricanfootball. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  6. 1 2 Mamrud, Roberto (10 January 2025). "Elías Gaspar Pelembe "Dominguês" - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.
  7. ↑ "Afcon roundup: Algeria beat 10-man Sudan and Côte d'Ivoire start defence with win". The Guardian. 24 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Pelembe, Dominguês". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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