Alexander Domínguez Carabalí (born 5 June 1987) is an Ecuadorian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Ecuadorian Serie A The Liga Pro Ecuador Serie A, simply known as the Liga Pro or the Serie A (or the Ecuadorian Serie A to distinguish it from the Italian Serie A and the Brazilian Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série A), or as Liga Pro Ecuabet for sponsorship re ...

club LDU Quito and the Ecuador national team.

Club career

LDU Quito (2006-2016)

Domínguez played for L.D.U. Quito from 2006 to 2016, taking over the starting spot from José Francisco Cevallos. He won two

titles, the 2009 Copa Sudamericana, the 2009 Recopa Sudamericana and the 2010 Recopa Sudamericana. Domínguez is one of the top 300 goalkeepers in the world, the third highest ranked Ecuadorian, and the highest ranked active Ecuadorian in terms of time spent without conceding a goal. From 2 September 2007 to 28 October 2007, he went 719 minutes without conceding a goal. He is nicknamed "Dida", after the Brazilian keeper of the same name.

Clúb de Fútbol Monterrey (2016-2017)

On 22 June 2016, it was confirmed that Domínguez would be joining

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Club Atlético Colón (2017-2018)

Vélez Sarsfield (2018-2021)

Cerro Largo (2021-2022)

Domínguez joined Uruguayan club Cerro Largo as a free agent on 20 August 2021. He played his first league match on 13 September 2021.

Deportes Tolima (2022)

LDU Quito (2023- )

On 16 July 2022, Domínguez was announced at LDU Quito on a two and a half year contract.

International career

Domínguez is a former Ecuadorian youth international, who represented the country at the 2007 South American U-20 Championship. Domínguez received his first call-ups for the senior

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in May 2010 for friendlies against

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and

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. However, he remained an unused substitute. Because of club-related commitments, he would not receive another call-up until February 2011 for a friendly against

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. Again, he was an unused substitute. Manager

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finally gave Domínguez his first

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on 26 March 2011 in a 2–0 friendly defeat to

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. At the

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, he served as back-up to Marcelo Elizaga. He established himself as Ecuador's first choice goalkeeper during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, making 12 appearances for ''La Tri''. In June 2014, Domínguez was named in Ecuador's squad for the

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. On 15 June, he made his

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debut in a 2–1 defeat to

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at the

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. On 25 June 2014, Domínguez was named

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vs.

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in Ecuador's final match at the

. Domínguez kept a clean sheet and stopped shots from the likes of

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, and

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. Domínguez was selected in the 23 player Ecuador squad for the Copa América Centenario. Domínguez was selected in the 23-man Ecuador squad for the 2019 Copa América. Domínguez was selected in the 28 player Ecuador squad for the

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. In November 2022, Domínguez was named in Ecuador's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar. He played a fundamental role in the harmonization of the group of players, and was a substitute for all three group stages matches against, Qatar, Netherlands and Senegal. Domínguez was called up to the final 26-man Ecuador squad for the 2024 Copa América.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

L.D.U. Quito *

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

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(2):

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

* Supercopa Ecuador (1):

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

Deportes Tolima *

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(1) :

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References

External links

Domínguez's FEF player card
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dominguez, Alexander 1987 births Living people Copa Sudamericana–winning players Ecuadorian men's footballers 21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen Ecuador men's international footballers L.D.U. Quito footballers C.F. Monterrey players Club Atlético Colón footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players Liga MX players Argentine Primera División players Men's association football goalkeepers 2011 Copa América players 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2015 Copa América players Copa América Centenario players 2019 Copa América players 2021 Copa América players 2022 FIFA World Cup players 2024 Copa América players Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Footballers from Esmeraldas Province Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia